Aimé Doumenc
Joseph Édouard Aimé Doumenc (born November 16, 1880 in Grenoble , † July 21, 1948 at Mont Pelvoux ) was a French general.
Life
In 1927, Doumenc developed the concept of using tanks for rapid advances independently of the infantry.
In the run-up to the German-Soviet non-aggression pact (1939), he and the British General Reginald Drax stayed in the Soviet Union as negotiators for a joint British and French delegation in the summer of 1939.
Awards
This is an incomplete listing:
- Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur (GO LH)
- War Cross 1914–1918
- Croix de guerre théâtres d'opérations extérieurs (TOE)
Works
- Les Transports automobiles sur le front français 1914–1918 , Plon, 1920.
- Le Mémorial de la terre de France. Contribution à l'histoire militaire de nos provinces , Arthaud, 1943.
- Histoire de la Neuvième armée , Arthaud, 1945.
- Dunkerque et la campagne de Flandre , Arthaud, 1947.
- 1944 et les destinées de la stratégie , Arthaud, 1948.
- Les papiers secrets du général Doumenc (1939–1940) de François Delpla , Olivier Orban, 1992.
Web links
Commons : Aimé Doumenc - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Short biography (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Roussel: De Gaulle. Volume I: 1890-1945. Éditions Gallimard, Paris 2002, quoted from the paperback edition: Editions Perrin, p. 51.
- ↑ The double game . In: Der Spiegel . No. 19 , 1959 ( online - May 6, 1959 ).
- ^ William L. Shirer : Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany , 1960, pp. 533ff. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doumenc, Aimé |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doumenc, Joseph Édouard Aimé (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grenoble |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1948 |
| Place of death | Mont Pelvoux |