Maxime Weygand
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 59 years ago |
Date of birth | January 21,1867 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Brussels |
Belgium | |
Date of died | January 28,1965 |
Died | Paris |
France | |
Years of service | 1887–1935; 1939–1942 |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Polish–Soviet War | |
World War II | |
Battle of France | |
Education | Saint-Cyr Military Academy |
Lycée Louis-le-Grand | |
Awards | Legion of Honour |
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 | |
Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures | |
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 | |
Current partner | Renée Weygand |
Children | Jacques Weygand |
Parents | Alfred Van der Smissen |
Melanie Metternich-Zichy | |
Books | Maxime Weygand and Civil-military Relations in Modern France |
Nationality | Belgian |
French | |
Grandparents | Klemens von Metternich |
Jacques Van der Smissen | |
Great grandparent | Franz George Karl Count Metternich |
Maria Beatrice Aloisia von Kagenegg | |
Previous position | Minister of War of France (1940–1940) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 476046 |
Maxime Weygand Life story
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. Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris.