Henri Le Rond (9 October 1864 – 29 May 1949) was a French General, officer of the

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and Head of the Inter-Allied Administrative and Plebiscite Commission in Upper Silesia ("C.I.H.S"; French: ''Commission interalliée de gouvernement et de plébiscite de Haute-Silésie''). The commission suggested a plan to divide the region of

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in the aftermath of

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, which led to the cession of

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. Le Rond was born in Rouen as ''Henri Louis Edouard Le Rond''. 1921 he became Grand Officer of the French

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, received 1926 the Grand Cross. Later he was awarded with the Czechoslovak

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, the Polish Order of the White Eagle and Order Virtuti Militari, and the

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of Monaco. Le Rond died 1949 in

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Literature

* Jadwiga Liponska-Sajdak: ''General Henri Le Rond: W 75 rocznice III Powstania Slaskiego'' (polish) * Dziennik Personalny, R.3, nr 27, s. 616

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Rond, Henri 1864 births 1949 deaths Military personnel from Rouen French military personnel of World War I Grand Crosses of the Order of the White Lion Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles