Commander of Levant
Appointed Commander of the Levant
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Maurice Gustave Gamelin Biography and Timeline
Follow Maurice Gustave Gamelin through 19 dated historical records for France.
Maurice Gustave Gamelin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1926–1943Years on this page
1926
1931
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army
1935
Inspector
Appointed Inspector General
Supreme War Council
Appointed vice president of the French Supreme War Council.
Role range: 1935-1939
Supreme War Council
Becomes vice president of the French Supreme War Council.
Role range: 1935-1939
1938
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
1939
Mobilization
Advises the Anglo-French War Council it should distract Germany's invasion of Poland
Role range: 1939-1945
Supreme War Council
Advises against large-scale offensive action after the Saar advance stalls.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Chief of Staff
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces
Chief of Staff
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces
Role range: 1939-1945
Supreme War Council
Defends a cautious Allied strategy during the Phoney War.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
1940
Narvik Expedition Plan
Supports wider Allied planning for intervention in Scandinavia.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Supreme War Council
Participates in discussions on Allied Scandinavian intervention.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Plan D
Orders Plan D in response to the German invasion of France
Role range: 1939-1945
Supreme War Council
Explains the German breakthrough and the failure of French defences.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Dismissal
Dismissed by the French Prime Minister, Weygand
Role range: 1939-1945
Arrest of Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Arrested for the French defeat
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Trial
Tried before the French High Court at Riom for the French defeat
Role range: 1939-1945
1943
Arrest of Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Held at Buchenwald until May 1945
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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