GAMELIN, MAURICE GUSTAVE

môrēsˈ güstävˈ gäməlăNˈ, 1872–1958, French army officer. During World War I he served on General Joffre's staff and as a division commander. He was made chief of the French general staff (1931) and chief of staff of national defense (1938). When World War II broke out, he commanded the Allied forces. Considering France ill prepared for war, he relied on the Maginot Line and on passive warfare. In May, 1940, Germany began to overrun France; on May 19, Gamelin was replaced by Gen. Maxime Weygand. Arrested by the Vichy government, Gamelin was a defendant at the abortive trial at Riom. He was freed from imprisonment in Germany in 1945.

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Biographical Dictionary of World War II
Book by Mark M. Boatner III; Presidio Press, 1996
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Biography--Dictionaries
...Galland. See bibliography. GAMELIN, Maurice Gustave . French general. 1872-1958...generals on his mothers side. Gamelin was a brilliant scholar in secondary...brigadier general. At wars end, Gamelin was considered to be the outstanding...
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Who's Who in Twentieth Century Warfare
Book by Spencer C. Tucker; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Military Art And Science--History--20th Century, Military Biography--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Biography--Dictionaries
...He retired after the end of the war. Gamelin, Maurice Gustave (1872-1958) French general. Gamelin was commissioned in the army on graduation...of French forces in the Levant General Maurice Sarrail and later succeeded him in command...
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The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts
Book by William Rose Benét; Thomas Y. Crowell, 1948
Subjects: Art--Dictionaries, Literature--Dictionaries, Music--Dictionaries
...Dickens DOMBEY AND SON . See also under CHICKEN. Gamelin, Evariste. The hero of the historical novel THE GODS ARE ATHIRST by Anatole France . Gamelin, Maurice Gustave 1872- . French professional soldier. Succeeded...
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Hitler's Blitzkrieg Campaigns: The Invasion and Defense of Western Europe, 1939-1940
Book by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann; Combined Books, 1993
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe
...Aircraft vs. Aircraft, Macmillan, New York, 1986. *Gamelin, Maurice Gustave, Servir, Librairie Plon, Paris, 1946-7. Excellent...French point of view through eyes of their commander. Gamelin, Paul, La Ligne Maginot: Hackenberg-Ouvrage...
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Vichy: Political Dilemma
Book by Paul Farmer; Columbia University Press, 1955
Subjects: France--Politics And Government--1940-1945
...Revolution, 4 , 17 , 28 , 33 , 242 Front Paysan, 53 Gamelin, Maurice Gustave, 88 f.; dismissal of, 91 Gaulle, Charles de...attitude toward dictatorship, 133 f. Herve, Gustave, 57 n Hess, Rudolf, 117 Hitler, Adolf, 105...
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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave
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GAMELIN, MAURICE GUSTAVE mores gustav gam laN , 1872 1958, French...began to overrun France; on May 19, Gamelin was replaced by Gen. Maxime Weygand. Arrested by the Vichy government, Gamelin was a defendant at the abortive trial...


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