Allegiance France Service/branch French Army Name Augustin Guillaume | Rank General d'armee Years of service 1913–1956 | |
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Born 30 July 1895
Guillestre, Hautes-Alpes, France ( 1895-07-30 ) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Operation Dragoon
Operation Nordwind Other work Mayor of Guillestre (1959–1971) Died March 9, 1983, Guillestre, France Battles and wars World War I, Operation Dragoon, Operation Nordwind, World War II Commands held Moroccan Goumier, 3rd Algerian Infantry Division | ||
Augustin Léon Guillaume (30 July 1895–9 March 1983) was a French general. He served in the French Army beginning in 1913, during World War I and World War II. From August 1951 to May 1954, he served as the Resident-General in French Morocco, and was responsible for the deposition and exile of Mohammed V. He ended his career as Chief of the Defence Staff and Chairman of the NATO Chief of Staffs' Committee from 1954–1956. He was born in Guillestre, Hautes-Alpes department, where he retired and served as the town's mayor. He died in Guillestre in 1983.
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