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Maxime Weygand ( French pronunciation: [vɛɡɑ̃]; 21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime. Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris.
Apr 15, 2024 · Maxime Weygand was a French army officer who in World War I served as chief of staff under Gen. (later Marshal) Ferdinand Foch and who in World War II, as commander in chief of the Allied armies in France, advised the French government to capitulate (June 12, 1940).
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Weygand was succeeded by Huntziger after 11 weeks in office and sent to North Africa by Pétain to continue a jointly agreed upon martial policy of peace. After suffering six broken bones in an air crash, Weygand left France on October 9, 1940. In 40 days, he flew all over North Africa visiting his new command sites.
Maxime Weygand, né à Bruxelles le 21 janvier 1867 et mort à Paris le 28 janvier 1965, est un général français, grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur, médaillé militaire et membre de l' Académie française. Il joue un rôle important lors des deux guerres mondiales.
After returning to France, he was held as a collaborator at the Val-de-Grâce but was released in 1946 and cleared of charges in 1948. He died in January 1965 in Paris at the age of 98. Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime.
The baby later known to the world as Maxime Weygand was registered as having been born on January 21, 1867. A certificate of birth dated the 23rd records the birth as having taken place at Brussels and notes the infant’s name only as Maxime. The birth certificate does not record the names of the parents and gives the place of birth as a room ...
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Portrait of Maxime Weygand. Source SHD. (21st January 1867: Brussels - 28th January 1965: Paris) Maxime Weygand was born in Brussels of unknown parents. His origins continue to intrigue journalists and historians: was he the natural child of Countess Kosakowska, the illegitimate son of Léopold II of Belgium, the result of the union between ...
