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    Maxime Weygand

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maxime_WeygandMaxime Weygand - Wikipedia

    Maxime Weygand. 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.

    • 1887–1942

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Maxime-WeygandMaxime Weygand | World War I, WWI, French Army | Britannica

    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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  4. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › survivingSurviving France’s Shame: French General Maxime Weygand in ...

    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.

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  6. fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maxime_WeygandMaxime Weygand — Wikipédia

    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.

  7. www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr › en › maxime-weygandMaxime Weygand | Chemins de mémoire

    In November 1942, following the Anglo-American landing in North Africa and the total occupation of the mainland by German and Italian troops, Weygand was arrested by the Germans and placed under house arrest under the authority of the camp of Dachau. Freed on the 5th May 1945, he was arrested two days later. Detained for acts of collaboration ...

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  9. www.jstor.org › stable › jGeneral Maxime Weygand, 1867-1965: Fortune and ... - JSTOR

    Back Matter. Download. XML. The career of the French general Maxime Weygand offers a fascinating glimpse into the perils and politics of military leadership and loyalty in the interwar yea...

  10. www.wikiwand.com › en › Maxime_WeygandMaxime Weygand - Wikiwand

    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.

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