Weygand, Maxime
- Date of birth:
- January 21st, 1867 (Brussels, Belgium)
- Date of death:
- January 28th, 1965 (Paris, France)
- Nationality:
- French (1870-present, Republic)
Biography
June 16 - July 11, 1940: Minister of National Defense
1940 - 1942: General Delegate of the Vichy Regime in French North Africa
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Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-colonel
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1913
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Awarded on:
- December 10th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Général de Division
- Awarded on:
- December 28th, 1918
Order Virtuti Militari Commander
- Period:
- Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
- Rank:
- Général de Division
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1919
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Général de Division
- Awarded on:
- 1919
War Department, General Orders No. 17
- Rank:
- Major général
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1920
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- December 6th, 1924
Vapaudenristin 1.luokka rintatähtineen (VR 1 rt)
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1925
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1930
Kungliga Svärdsorden - Grand Cross
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Commandeur in de Kroonorde
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Wissam Alaouit Cherifien - Grand Cordon
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Lacplesa Kara ordenis II skiras
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
l' Ordre de la Francisque Gallique (Vichy)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General
Honorary Companion of the Most Honourable Order of Bath (CB)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Awarded on:
- March 19th, 1915
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
- - Noel Barber, The Week France Fell, MacMillan London Limited, London, 1976.
- Maxime Weygand - Recipient -
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