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Belgian Army general
Auguste Gilliaert
Auguste Gilliaert (second from right) with Force Publique personnel in Italian East Africa, 1941
Born
(1894-03-07)7 March 1894 Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk (Bruges), Belgium
Died
10 May 1973(1973-05-10) (aged 79) Belgium
Allegiance
Belgium Belgian Congo
Service/branch
Belgian Army (1910–16; 1919–37; 1954–55) Force Publique (1916–19; 1937–54)
Years of service
1910–55
Rank
Lieutenant general
Commands held
Force Publique
Battles/wars
World War I
German invasion of Belgium
Yser Front
East African Campaign
World War II
East African Campaign
Siege of Saïo
Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (7 March 1894 – 10 May 1973) was a Belgian colonial lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo.
Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (7 March 1894 – 10 May 1973) was a Belgian colonial lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the...
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when he was cut off by the Free Belgian Forces of Major-General Auguste-Éduard Gilliaert. Commanding Officer, Brigade Basilicata – 1926 Commandant of War...
army in Ethiopia in Asosa, Bortaï and Saïo under Major-General Auguste-Eduard Gilliaert. In May 1960, a growing nationalist movement, the Mouvement National...
Campaign. In May 1941, the Force Publique, under Major-General Auguste-Éduard Gilliaert and Lt.-Col. Leopold Dronkers Martens, successfully cut off the...
in Asosa, Bortaï and in the Siege of Saïo under Major-general Auguste-Eduard Gilliaert during the second East African campaign of 1940–1941. On 3 July...
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Belgium
Belgian Congo