Olivier Charles Armand Adrien Mazel (16 September 1858 – 10 March 1940) was a

French Army History Early history The first permanent army, paid with regular wages, instead of feudal levies, was established under Charles VII of France, Charles VII in the 1420 to 1430s. The Kings of France needed reliable troops during and after the ...

general during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. He commanded the First (25 March 1916 – 31 March 1916) and Fifth Armies (31 March 1916 - 22 May 1917) during the war.

Decorations

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

**Knight (11 July 1898) **Officer (12 July 1911) **Commander (13 July 1915) *Médaille Interalliée de la Victoire *Médaille Commémorative de la Grande Guerre *

Médaille Coloniale The Colonial Medal (french: "Médaille Coloniale") was a French decoration created by the "loi de finances" of 26 July 1893 (article 75) to reward "military services in the colonies, resulting from participation in military operations, in a colon ...

with "Tunisie" bar *

Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation. Examples include: *Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in action * Distinguishe ...

(US) *

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(UK) 1858 births 1940 deaths French generals French military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Foreign recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States) {{france-mil-bio-stub