Gaston Billotte
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 84 years ago |
Date of birth | February 10,1875 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Sommeval |
France | |
Date of died | May 23,1940 |
Died | Ypres |
Belgium | |
Children | Pierre Billotte |
Job | Army officer |
Battleswar | World War I |
Rif War | |
World War II | |
Command held | French First Army |
Awards | Croix de guerre 1914–1918 |
Legion of Honour | |
Rank | Général d'Armée |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 594496 |
Gaston Billotte Life story
Gaston-Henri Billotte was a French military officer, remembered chiefly for his central role in the failure of the French Army to defeat the German invasion of France in May 1940. He was killed in a car accident at the height of the battle.