Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson
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Legion of Honor |
Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (1876–1969) was a French military officer. In
Military career
World War I: 1914–1918
During World War I, Besson commanded the 4th Zouaves Regiment.
Interwar period: 1918–1939
In the
interbellum, he commanded the 58th Brigade, the 15th Infantry Division and the 16th Army Corps
.
World War II: 1939–1940
In September 1939, he commanded the 6th Army deployed in the Alps.
In October 1939, he took command of the
Panzer
units had reached the Swiss border and cut off the Maginot Line from the rest of France.
Sources
M Romanych & M Rupp, Maginot Line 1940, Battles on the French frontier, Osprey Publishing, page 13
References
- ^ "Biography of General Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (1876–1969), France".
- ^ Georg Zivkovic Army- and Navy-leaders of the world: 1971 - Page 158 1940 6. Armee: Besson, Antoine-Marie-Benoît AG. lX.-X. 1939
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