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Maurice Gamelin

1872 - 1958

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Maurice Gustave Gamelin (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ɡystav ɡamlɛ̃]; 20 September 1872 – 18 April 1958) was a French general. He is remembered for his disastrous command (until 17 May 1940) of the French military during the Battle of France in World War II and his steadfast defence of republican values. The Commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces at the start of World War II, Gamelin was viewed as a man with significant intellectual ability. He was respected, even in Germany, for his intelligence and "subtle mind", though he was viewed by some German generals as stiff and predictable. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Gamelin is the 224th most popular military personnel (up from 237th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from France (up from 701st in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Military Personnel.

Maurice Gamelin was a French general during World War II. He is most famous for his failure to stop the German invasion of France in 1940.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Maurice Gamelin ranks 224 out of 2,058. Before him are Friedrich Olbricht, Wilhelm List, Yue Fei, Parmenion, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Rudolf Abel. After him are Aleksei Brusilov, Pierre Augereau, Władysław Sikorski, Lavr Kornilov, Alfred von Tirpitz, and Sun Ce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Maurice Gamelin ranks 18. Before him are Emil Hácha, Léon Blum, Paul Langevin, Anton Denikin, Marcel Mauss, and Djemal Pasha. After him are Sergei Diaghilev, Louis Blériot, Sri Aurobindo, Jože Plečnik, Norman Angell, and Aubrey Beardsley. Among people deceased in 1958, Maurice Gamelin ranks 18. Before him are John B. Watson, Abul Kalam Azad, Maurice de Vlaminck, Milutin Milanković, Rudolf von Laban, and Juan Ramón Jiménez. After him are Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, Georges Rouault, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, John Boland, and J. G. Strijdom.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Gamelin ranks 699 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaston Leroux (1868), Jacques Anquetil (1934), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Francis Picabia (1879), Jérôme Lalande (1732), and Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166). After him are Gérard de Nerval (1808), Charles-François Daubigny (1817), Suzanne Lenglen (1899), Pierre Augereau (1757), Georges Perec (1936), and Clotilde (475).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Maurice Gamelin ranks 25. Before him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Jacques MacDonald (1765), Syagrius (430), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), Auguste de Marmont (1774), and Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753). After him are Pierre Augereau (1757), Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), and Robert Nivelle (1856).

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