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14 de abr. de 2024 · Maurice Gamelin (born Sept. 20, 1872, Paris, Fr.—died April 18, 1958, Paris) was a French army commander in chief at the beginning of World War II who proved unable to stop the German assault on France (May 1940) that led to the French collapse in June of that year.
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18 de abr. de 2024 · 18 avril 2024. Le général Maurice Gamelin, 85 ans, qui commandait les armées françaises pendant la campagne de 39-40 avant d’être remplacé par le général Maxime Weygand en raison de...
Hace 1 día · France had lots of armed forces in World War II, in part due to the German occupation. In 1940, General Maurice Gamelin commanded the French Army, headquartered in Vincennes on the outskirts of Paris.
2 de abr. de 2024 · In late lanuary 1933, during the week in which Adolf Hitler took power in Germany, Maurice Gamelin, the heir apparent of the French defence establishment, met General lan Syrovy, chief of the Czechoslovak general staff, for unofficial talks in Paris.
31 de mar. de 2024 · One of France’s biggest mistakes during this period was the assumption by Maurice Gamelin, the French Commander-in-Chief, that the Germans would repeat their tactics from the previous World War. This assumption led to a misplaced focus on the Ardennes Forest trails, which were considered impassable to German tanks.
Hace 6 días · Maurice Gamelin: Général d'Armée: Grand Cross Legion of Honor: Chief of Staff of the French Army: Died in 1958. Saar Offensive; Battle of Belgium; Battle of France; Battle of Sedan (1940) Commander-in-Chief of French army during Battle of France, was replaced on 20 May 1940. Maxime Weygand: Général d'armée: Grand Cross Legion ...
18 de abr. de 2024 · 18 avril 1958 : mort à 85 ans du général Maurice Gamelin. Il commande l’Armée française pendant la drôle de guerre de 1939-1940. Sa stratégie mise en déroute par les Allemands lors de la percée de Sedan, il est remplacé par le général Weygand le 17 mai 1940.
