Marie Jean Auguste Paulinier (September 26, 1861 – December 6, 1927) was a French general who held many different commands and most notable for commanding the VI Corps during

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Biography

Paulinier began his military career by entering the

École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (, , abbr. ESM) is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ''Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre'', litera ...

in 1880 and graduating in 1882 in the Class of Kroumirs, ranking 65th.Gérard Géhin, Jean-Pierre Lucas, ''Dictionnaire des généraux et amiraux français de la Grande Guerre (1914 - 1918)'', . His career before World War I is unknown but he was a member of the Chief of Staff of the 10th Army Corps from January 9, 1913 to November 11, 1914 and promoted to Colonel on March 23, 1914. Paulinier was then temporarily promoted to Brigadier General on October 26, 1914 before being fully promoted on April 20, 1915. Around this time, he was given command of the 62nd Infantry Regiment from November 11, 1914 to November 15, 1914 before being transferred to the 12th Infantry Division from November 15, 1914 to July 24, 1915. Around this time, Paulinier participated at the

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and given command of the VI Corps during the battle. On July 24, he was temporarily promoted to ''Général de Division'' and given command of the 6th Army Corps from July 24, 1915 to December 17, 1916. Around 1916, Paulinier was awarded the

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as a Knight Commander. On December 17 , 1916, he was given command of the 40th Army Corps until February 11, 1919. After the war, Paulinier would continue serving in the French Army as the commander of the 4th Army Corps from February 11, 1919 to February 20 and the 20th Army Corps from February 24, 1919 to November 9, 1920 while being stationed at Nancy. His final command was commanding the 19th Army Corps from November 9, 1920 to September 26, 1923 before being placed on the reserves and not long after, retiring from military service.

Awards

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, Knight (July 10 , 1896)Dossier numérisé de Légion d'honneur du général Paulinier dans la base Leonore
/ref> *Legion of Honor, Officer (October 12, 1914) *Legion of Honor, Commander (April 1 , 1917) *Legion of Honor, Grand Officer (June 16, 1920) *

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, 4 Palms *

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Foreign Awards

Order of the Crown of Italy The Order of the Crown of Italy ( or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate Italian unification, the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for ...

, Grand Cross *:

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, Knight Commander *:

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, Knight Commander *:

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References

Bibliography

* Alphonse Halter, « Marie Jean Auguste Paulinier », in ', vol. 29, {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulinier, Marie Jean Auguste 1861 births 1927 deaths French Army generals of World War I Military personnel from Strasbourg 19th-century French military personnel French generals École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni Knights of the Legion of Honour Officers of the Legion of Honour Commanders of the Legion of Honour Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Foreign recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)