Bouffet, Jean Gabriel
- Date of birth:
- May 30th, 1882 (Lille/Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France)
- Date of death:
- May 16th, 1940 (Nalinnes/Wallonië, Belgium)
- Buried on:
- Cimetière de Passy
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
Général de corps d'armée Jean Bouffet commanded the French 2nd Army Corps. He was killed near Nalinnes, Belgium, on 16 May 1940.
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Cruz del Mérito Militar
- Awarded on:
- February 5th, 1907
1st class
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 11th, 1918
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1919
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1930
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
- Unit:
- 2e corps d'armée, Armée de terre
Posthumously awarded, with one brass palm leaf
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