Alphonse Pierre Nudant

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Alphonse Pierre Nudant

Alphonse Pierre Nudant (born December 15, 1861 in Serrigny , Yonne department , † January 15, 1952 ) was a French general.

Military career

In 1911 Nudant rose to Lieutenant Colonel , on December 23, 1913 he took over the leadership of Artillery Regiment No. 4, with which he stood on the Western Front at the beginning of the First World War . Between September 12 and November 21, 1914 he served as Chief of Staff of the 4th Army . On June 21, 1915, he took over as Brigadier General and successor to Marie Émile Fayolle in command of the 70th Division , which was in the Artois and was used in the autumn battle of Arras in the Carency area. Nudant was promoted to division general in 1916 and took over the leadership of the XXXIII on February 26, 1916. Army corps deployed in the Sainte-Menehould area and later near Toul . From mid-August 1916, his corps was thrown into the summer battle , his troops fought south of the Somme near Barleux and Blaches.

On October 6, 1916 he was given a new command, he took over the XXXIV until the end of the war. Army Corps. The corps was part of the 7th Army in the Vosges and came to Epernay in 1917 , where it served as a reserve for the 6th Army . Between June and August 1918 the corps on the Matz was in position battle with the German 18th Army . During the Hundred Days Offensive , he succeeded in retaking Noyon . After the armistice of November 11, 1918, he became chairman of the Standing Interallied Armistice Commission in Spa , Belgium , which moved its headquarters to Cologne in 1920 . Between March 27, 1919 and April 10, 1923 he was in command of the VII Army Corps.

Awards (selection)

  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor ( Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur )
  • French war cross (1914-1918)
  • United States Distinguished Service Medal
  • Médaille Interalliée de la Victoire
  • Médaille Commémorative de la Grande Guerre

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personal data
SURNAME Nudant, Alphonse Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French officer, most recently division general
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Serrigny , Yonne department
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1952