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Victor Joseph Altmayer
Victor Joseph Altmayer (1844–1908) was a French general. He was the father of Robert Altmayer and René Altmayer, both also generals and were of German descent. He was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur on 7 February 1871, an officer of the order on 5 June 1892. He was promoted to brigadier general and put in command of the 48th Infantry Brigade and the subdivisions of the Angoulême and Magnac-Laval regions on 18 May 1895. He held those posts until 14 August 1900, when he was made commander of 33rd Infantry Division and the sub-divisions of the Agen, Marmande, Cahors and Montauban regions. He was made a divisional general on 8 March 1901 and a commander of the Légion d'honneur on 30 December 1902. He left his post as commander of 33rd Infantry Division and the related sub-divisions on 30 June 1906 to become commander of 12th Army Corps, a role he held until 1 December 1908. He was also a commander of the Order of Glory Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Altmayer
Marie-Robert Altmayer (1875–1959) was a French army corps general. He was the eldest son of the divisional general Victor Joseph Altmayer (1844–1908) and elder brother of general René Altmayer. They were of German descent. He commanded cavalry in Algeria in 1929. He then became inspector general of cavalry from 14 October 1932 to 5 October 1936. He was retired on 30 July 1937 then re-mobilised on 21 May 1940 on the orders of general Maxime Weygand. On 24 May he was put in command of 10th Army, with which he tried to hold a front along the river Seine until 14 June, when he shifted to delaying tactics as far as the river Loire. He did not receive his final orders to build a "Breton redoubt" behind a defence line between Saint-Malo and Saint-Nazaire as envisaged by Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud (; 15 October 1878 – 21 September 1966) was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his stances on economic liberalism and militant opposition to Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Altmayer
Félix-René Altmayer (1882–1976) was a French general. His father Victor Joseph Altmayer and elder brother Robert Altmayer Marie-Robert Altmayer (1875–1959) was a French army corps general. He was the eldest son of the divisional general Victor Joseph Altmayer (1844–1908) and elder brother of general René Altmayer. They were of German descent. He commanded caval ... were also generals. They were of German descent. He commanded 5th Army Corps between 15 January and 20 June 1940, page 207 then the military region of Montpellier from 17 August 1940 to 7 February 1942, before being retired. References ...
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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 Bonaparte, it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' ( Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' ( Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers. From this wish was instituted a , a body of men that was not an orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Infantry Division (France)
33rd Infantry Division was a French Army infantry division. At the outbreak of 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, ... it was placed in 17th Army Corps, part of 4th Army. Sources *Ministère des Armées, État-Major de l'Armée de Terre, Service Historique, Inventaire sommaire des archives de la Guerre 1914–1918, Imprimerie « LA RENAISSANCE » — TROYES - Dépôt légal : 4e trimestre 1969 — N° 19.982 *AFGG, vol. 2, t. 10 : ''Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie'', 1924, 1092 p Infantry divisions of France {{WWI-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Army Corps (France)
12th Army Corps (french: 12e Corps d'Armée) was an army corps in the French Army. Commanded by Général Lebrun in the Franco-Prussian War then by General Galliffet from 1882 to 1886. World War I On the outbreak of the First World War it was subordinated to Fourth Army. It became part of the Tenth Army and was deployed in Italy from November 1917. It was later in action at the Second Battle of the Piave River and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. Its commanders in World War I were : * 18 August 1913 : Pierre Auguste Roques * 5 January 1915 : * 12 May 1916 : Charles Nollet * 25 October 1916 : Pierre Jean Charles Antoine Nourrisson * 29 March 1918 : Jean César Graziani Jean César Graziani (; Bastia, Corsica, 15 November 1859 – Paris, 8 February 1932) was a French Army general during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic ..., also commander of all French forces in Italy. See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Glory (Tunisia)
The Order of Glory ( tr, İftihar Nişanı or ar, Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar) was a Tunisian honorary order founded in 1835 by Al-Mustafa ibn Mahmud the Bey of Tunisia. The order was awarded until the constitutional role of the Bey was abolished following 1957. Background information The order essentially existed in two different models: the first awarded from its creation in 1835 and the second following 1859. Initially awarded in a single class, the order was reorganized and awarded in five classes following 1843 and expanded to six classes in 1882: :# Grand Cordon :# Grand-officer :# Commander :# Officer :# Knight of 1st class :# Knight of 2nd class This order could be awarded to people of French nationality, cities (like Verdun), and other notable foreigners with some connection to Tunisia. It was given by the bey of Tunis on a proposal from the chief vizier for Tunisian subjects and, in all the other cases, on a proposal from the resident general of France (which occupi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defence Historical Service
In France, the Defence Historical Service (''Service historique de la défense'' or ''SHD'') is the archives centre of Ministry of Defence and its armed forces. It was set up by decree in 2005. The SHD consists of the "Centre historique des archives" at Vincennes, the "Centre des archives de l’armement et du personnel" at Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the ... and a number of smaller repositories. In total, the archives contain about 450 km of records of which 100 km are at Vincennes and 70 km at Châtellerault. The SHD also harbors a research lab in War Studies, the "Division Recherches, Études et Enseignement (DREE)", staffed by ca. 20 professional historians, including both military officers and academic scholars. It deals prominen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Generals
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1844 Births
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1908 Deaths
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