Auguste Gilliaert
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Auguste Gilliaert | |
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Belgian Army (1910–16; 1919–37; 1954–55) Force Publique (1916–19; 1937–54) | |
Years of service | 1910–55 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | Force Publique |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (7 March 1894 – 10 May 1973) was a Belgian colonial lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo.
Career
Early life and World War I
After joining the Belgian Army in 1910, Gilliaert received an officer's commission in July 1914. With the outbreak of
World War II
By
After the successful conclusion of the campaign in East Africa, a part of the Force Publique was re-designated the 1st Belgian Congo Brigade Group and served in a garrison and rear-area security role in Cairo, Egypt and in British Palestine from 1943 to 1944.[2] Gilliaert commanded the road march of the 2,000 man brigade on a journey of some 7,000 kilometers from Lagos to Cairo without losing a single man.[3] Gilliaert was made commander of the Force Publique in July 1944 and promoted to lieutenant-general in October 1951.
Gilliaert returned to Belgium in March 1954 and retired on 1 April 1955.
Command history
- General Officer Commanding, Belgian Expeditionary Forces East Africa – 1941
- Commander of the Force Publique – 1944
Awards
- Commander of the Order of the African Star with Palm
- Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire
References
- ^ Forgotten Allies, Vol. 1, p. 44.
- ^ Foreign Volunteers of the Allied Forces, 1939–45, p. 17
- ^ www.deplate.be
External links
- www.deplate.be
- Biography of Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (in French)
- Archive Auguste Gilliaert, Royal museum for central Africa