Auguste Clément Gérôme was a French general who notably served at the
Macedonian front
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of
World War I
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.
Biography
Gérôme was born on 2 March 1857 in
Badonviller, at the time in
Meurthe.
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He was the son of Clément Gérôme, a non-commissioned officer in the
French Army
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, and Marguerite Guillemette.
On 26 December 1881 he married Élisabeth Léonie Léonard, originally from
Nancy. He enlisted on 14 March 1869 and served in the 60th Infantry Regiment. He attended the
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
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from 23 October 1875 to 1 October 1877, and afterwards was assigned to the 69th Infantry Regiment as a second lieutenant. He attended the War College from November 1884 to 28 November 1886, graduating with a staff patent. Then he was sent to
Algeria
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to work on military maps from 12 January 1887 to 24 June 1887. During
World War I
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, he served on the frontlines of the
French Army of the East and eventually commanded the
122th Infantry Division. Gérôme died from war wounds on 10 May 1919 in
Marseille
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Awards
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Legion of Honour
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, knight (29 December 1898)
*Legion of Honour, officer (11 July 1914)
*Legion of Honour, commander (16 December 1915)
*
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Croix (French for "cross") may refer to:
Belgium
* Croix-lez-Rouveroy, a village in municipality of Estinnes in the province of Hainaut
France
* Croix, Nord, in the Nord department
* Croix, Territoire de Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort depa ...
(13 August 1914)
Foreign Awards
*:
Order of the White Eagle, knight
*:
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Examples include:
*Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in action
* Distinguishe ...
Home of heroes en anglais.
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Works
*''History of the 75th Infantry Regiment , under the leadership of Colonel Pedoya'' 1891, Paris;
*''Historical essay on the tactics of the cavalry'', 1900, Paris;
*''Historical essay on infantry tactics from the organization of the standing army to the present day'', 1903, Paris;
*''Campaign of 1813 , 1904'', Paris.
References
Bibliography
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1857 births
1919 deaths
French generals
French military personnel of World War I
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni
Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)