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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave

Date of birth:
September 20th, 1872 (Paris, France)
Date of death:
April 18th, 1958 (Paris, France)
Buried on:
Cimetière de Passy
Nationality:
French

Biography

French general and commander-in-chief of the French forces at the start of the Second World War.

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Awarded on:
July 10th, 1913
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1918
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1923
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
September 16th, 1926
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
July 8th, 1932
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
1938
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Awarded on:
1939
Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, Military Division)
Order Virtuti Militari Commander

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