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Gaston-Henri Billotte
Birth name
Gaston-Henri Billotte
Born
(1875-02-10)10 February 1875 Sommeval, France
Died
23 May 1940(1940-05-23) (aged 65) Ypres, Belgium
Allegiance
French Third Republic
Service/branch
French Army
Rank
Général d'Armée
Commands held
French First Army Group
Battles/wars
World War I Rif War World War II
Awards
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
Gaston-Henri Billotte (10 February 1875 – 23 May 1940) was a French military officer, remembered chiefly for his central role in the failure of the French Army to defeat the German invasion of France in May 1940. He was killed in a car accident at the height of the battle.
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Army Group on 23 May 1940 following the accidental death of General GastonBillotte. At Lille and Dunkirk, the First Army Group provided a blocking force...
Moinier: 1918–1919 Pierre Berdoulat: 1919–1923 Henri Gouraud: 1923–1937 GastonBillotte: 1937–1939 Pierre Héring: 1939–1940 Henri Dentz: 1940 Military governors...
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Moinier: 1918–1919 Pierre Berdoulat: 1919–1923 Henri Gouraud: 1923–1937 GastonBillotte: 1937–1939 Pierre Héring: 1939–1940 Henri Dentz: 1940 Military governors...
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