Adolphe Messimy
Adolphe Pierre Messimy (born January 31, 1869 in Lyon , † September 1, 1935 in Charnoz , Département Ain ) was a French politician of the Third Republic , colonial and war minister and general of the French army.
After attending the Saint-Cyr Military School , he began an officer career , where he rose quickly. At the same time he was politically active. From 1902 to 1919 he was a member of the RRRS and from 1923 to his death in the GD .
From March 2 to June 27, 1911, he was Colonial Minister in Moni's cabinet . On June 27, 1911, he succeeded François Louis Auguste Goiran as Minister of War in the Caillaux cabinet, and on January 14, 1912, he handed over the office to Alexandre Millerand . On June 13, 1914, he succeeded Théophile Delcassé in the Viviani cabinet once more as Minister of War and was replaced again by Millerand on August 26, 1914. The Viviani cabinet resigned after a dispute between Messimy and the French commander-in-chief Joseph Joffre . Messimy's resignation should enable the formation of a new government on a broader basis.
Messimy took over a command in August 1914, with the rank of captain in the general staff he served in the 14th Army Corps. On November 16, 1914, he was made Knight of the Legion of Honor as a newly promoted Colonel . On July 27, 1915, he was wounded in the Vosges as chief of the 6th Chasseurs Brigade. In 1917 he was in command of the 213rd Infantry Brigade. On September 11, 1917, he became general de brigade and was given command of the 162nd Infantry Division in Flanders , which was used during the German spring offensive in April 1918 in the counterattacks of the 1st Army in the Montdidier area . Messimy ended his military career with the rank of Général de division .
He was said to have been the lover of Mata Hari , at whose trial he testified in her favor. Until his death, he had a seat in the Senate as a member of his home department of Ain. His memoirs (“Mes Souvenirs”) were published posthumously - in 1937 - by Plon.
Web links
Biography on Assemblée nationale (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Hopman: The eventful life of a 'Wilhelminer' . Oldenbourg, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-486-56840-X .
- ↑ gst / abstract.html? Res = 9505E3DF1138E633A25752C3A9619C946496D6CF New York Times, July 31, 1915
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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François Louis Auguste Goiran Théophile Delcassé |
Minister of War of France June 27, 1911 to January 14, 1912 June 13, 1914 to August 26, 1914 |
Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand |
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| SURNAME | Messimy, Adolphe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Messimy, Adolphe Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French statesman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1935 |
| Place of death | Charnoz , Ain department , France |