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Maurice Gustave Gamelin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Maurice Gustave Gamelin, based on 19 World History Database records associated with France.

19 records1926–194310 events4 places

Chronological biography

1926

Commander of Levant1926

Warfare / Military · Commander of Levant

Appointed Commander of the Levant

1931

Chief of Staff1931

Warfare / Military · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army

1935

Inspector1935

Warfare / Military · Inspector General

Appointed Inspector General

Supreme War Council1935

Warfare / Military · Vice President of SWC · Paris

Appointed vice president of the French Supreme War Council.

Supreme War Council1935

Warfare / Military · General · Vice President of SWC · Paris

Becomes vice president of the French Supreme War Council.

1938

Chief of Staff1938

Warfare / Military · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

1939

Chief of StaffSeptember 1939

Warfare / Military · Chief of Staff

Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces

Chief of StaffSeptember 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of Staff

Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces

Mobilization12 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of Staff · Abbeville

Advises the Anglo-French War Council it should distract Germany's invasion of Poland

Supreme War Council12 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief · Abbeville

Advises against large-scale offensive action after the Saar advance stalls.

Supreme War Council19 December 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief · Paris

Defends a cautious Allied strategy during the Phoney War.

1940

Narvik Expedition Plan5 February 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief · Paris

Supports wider Allied planning for intervention in Scandinavia.

Supreme War Council5 February 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief · Paris

Participates in discussions on Allied Scandinavian intervention.

Plan D10 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of Staff

Orders Plan D in response to the German invasion of France

Supreme War Council16 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief · Paris

Explains the German breakthrough and the failure of French defences.

Dismissal19 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of Staff

Dismissed by the French Prime Minister, Weygand

Arrest of Maurice Gustave Gamelin6 December 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Chief of Staff

Arrested for the French defeat

1942

Trial19 February 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Riom

Tried before the French High Court at Riom for the French defeat

1943

Arrest of Maurice Gustave GamelinMarch 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Buchenwald

Held at Buchenwald until May 1945

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff · Commander of Levant · General · Commander in Chief · General · Vice President of SWC · Inspector General · Vice President of SWC

Record provenance

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