Auguste Gérôme
Auguste Gérôme | |
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Born | Badonviller, Meurthe, French Empire | 2 March 1857
Died | 10 May 1919 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, French Republic | (aged 62)
Allegiance | France |
Branch | French Army |
Years of service | 1875 - 1919 |
Rank | General de brigade |
Commands held | 122nd Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Legion of Honor (Commandeur) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 |
Auguste Clément Gérôme was a French general who notably served at the Macedonian Front of World War I.
Biography[]
Gérôme was born on 2 March 1857 in Badonviller, at the time in Meurthe.[1] He was the son of Clément Gérôme, a non-commissioned officer in the French Army, and Marguerite Guillemette.[1] On 26 December 1881 he married Élisabeth Léonie Léonard, originally from [[Nancy}}. He enlisted on 14 March 1869 and served in the 60th Infantry Regiment. He attended the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr from 23 October 1875 to 1 October 1877, and afterwards was assigned to the 69th Infantry Regiment as a second lieutenant. He attended the War College from November 1884 to 28 November 1886, graduating with a staff patent. Then he was sent to Algeria to work on military maps from 12 January 1887 to 24 June 1887. During World War I He served on the frontlines of the French Army of the East and eventually commanded the 122th Infantry Division.[2][3][4] Gérôme died from war wounds on 10 May 1919 in Marseille.[5]
Awards[]
- Legion of Honour, knight (29 December 1898)
- Legion of Honour, officer (11 July 1914)
- Legion of Honour, commander (16 December 1915)
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (13 August 1914)
Foreign Awards[]
Works[]
- History of the 75th Infantry Regiment , under the leadership of Colonel Pedoya 1891, Paris;
- Historical essay on the tactics of the cavalry, 1900, Paris;
- Historical essay on infantry tactics from the organization of the standing army to the present day, 1903, Paris;
- Campaign of 1813 , 1904, Paris.
References[]
- ^ a b Acte de naissance.
- ^ Marshal Franchet D'Esperey (September 1, 1938). Allied armies in the East - June 18 to September 30, 1918. . p. 5.
- ^ , ed. (October 15, 1938). Allied armies in the East - Correspondence. p. 948.
- ^ Ministry of War - Citations to the Order of the Army. Official Journal of the French Republic. August 2, 1918. p. 6701..
- ^ Mémoire des Hommes.
- ^ Home of heroes en anglais.
Bibliography[]
- 1857 births
- 1919 deaths
- French generals
- French military personnel of World War I
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)