Camille Walch

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Camille Walch in October 1918

Camille Walch (born May 17, 1870 in Mulhouse ; † August 9, 1947 in Paris ) was a French general who, among other things, chaired the Inter-Allied Control Commission (IMKK) for Germany from July 1, 1924 to January 31, 1927 and between 1932 and in 1935 was the military governor of Strasbourg .

Life

Camille Walch trained as an officer and then found various uses as an army officer . On July 12, 1911, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor as Major (Chef d'escadron) of the artillery . During the First World War he was drafted from 1 September 1914 to 19 January 1916 1. Office of the Supreme Headquarters, where he was on November 1, 1914 Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-colonel) transported. After that, he was on 19 January 1916 to the January 12, 1917 commander of the 8th Artillery Regiment (8e régiment d'artillerie) and received as such on 4 April 1916 was promoted to Colonel (Colonel) . At the same time he was in personal union commander of the artillery of the 11th Infantry Division (11e division d'infanterie) between January 19, 1916 and January 12, 1917 and then from January 12 to April 13, 1917 commander of the XIV artillery. Corps (15e corps d'armée) before he was a member of the French military mission in the Russian Empire between April 13 and July 1917 . After his return he was seconded from July to September 1, 1917 to the Ministry of Armaments and War Production (Ministre de l'Armement et des fabrications de guerre) and was subsequently free between September 1 and December 24, 1917 Use. He was then from December 24, 1917 to September 19, 1918 commander of the artillery of the XVII. Corps (17e corps d'armée) as well as commander of the artillery of the I. US Corps ( I US Corps ) between September 19 and November 10, 1918  , with whom he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive (September 26 to November 11, 1918) took part. On September 28, 1918 he received the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor.

After the end of the war, Walch was again commander of the artillery of the XVII between November 11, 1918 and May 16, 1919. Corps and was promoted to Brigadier General (Général de brigade) on December 23, 1918 . After a subsequent assignment from May 16 to August 20, 1919 as commander of the artillery of the II. Corps (2e corps d'armée) , he was initially a member between August 20, 1919 and July 4, 1924 and then from July 24, 1924 to March 1, 1927 Chairman of the Inter-Allied Control Commission (IMKK) for Germany . During this time he became Commander of the Legion of Honor on July 12, 1923 . As such, he was promoted to major general (Général de division) on June 25, 1924 and to lieutenant general (Général de corps d'armée) on November 13, 1926 . He was also between December 25, 1926 and October 14, 1932 Commanding General of the 12th Military Region (12e Région militaire) .

During this time, Camille Walch was promoted to General (Général d'armée) on February 3, 1930 and was then also a member of the Supreme War Council (Conseil supérieur de la guerre) from February 3, 1930 to May 17, 1935 . On December 24, 1931, he became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. On October 14, 1932, he replaced General Charles Brécard as military governor of Strasbourg ( Gouverneur militaire de Strasbourg ) and remained in this post until he was replaced by General Pierre Héring on May 17, 1935. He was appointed to this position on January 17, 1935 also awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. He then retired from active military service and was retired until June 1, 1940. During the Second World War he was called back to active military service on June 1, 1940 during the campaign in the West and from June 5, 1940 together with General Antoine Hure until July 1, 1940, he was inspector general of the military regions for one month (Inspecteur général des régions militaires) . On June 22, 1940, France signed the Compiègne surrender-like armistice .

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Individual evidence

  1. Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor (Archives nationales)
  2. Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor (Archives nationales)
  3. ^ Ernst Rudolf Huber: Die Weimarer Reichsverfassungs , W. Kohlhammer, 1981, p. 474.
  4. Commander of the Legion of Honor (Archives nationales)
  5. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (Archives nationales)
  6. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor (Archives nationales)
  7. Les Généraux d'armée en 1939 - 1940 (French)