Charles Aubert

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Marie Jacques Charles Aubert (born January 24, 1848 in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire , Département Loiret , † June 7, 1915 in Paris ) was a French naval officer , the last Rear Admiral (Vice-amiral) and between 1905 and 1909, from 1912 to 1913 and again from 1914 to 1915 Chief of the General Staff of the Navy .

Life

Officer training, naval officer and staff officer

Captain Aubert worked at the Palais du Bardo observatory in Parc Montsouris between 1876 and 1877 .

Marie Jacques Charles Aubert entered the navy in 1864 at the Cherbourg naval base and completed training as a naval officer at the École navale , which he completed as an aspirant on October 2, 1867 . Then it was first used on the steam frigate La Gloire , the world's first ironclad , and in 1868 on the Circé , which belonged to the naval department in Brazil and La Plata . After his promotion to lieutenant at sea (Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe) on October 2, 1869, he returned to France and was transferred to the armored ship Solférino , which belongs to the Northern Squadron, in 1871 and then on board the Aviso Kersaint , who was part of the naval division of Antilles and Newfoundland belonged to. In 1874 he was transferred to the cruiser Volta , with which he took part in a long sea voyage through the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean . After his promotion to lieutenant captain (Lieutenant de Vaisseau) on September 4, 1876, he did land service in the observatory in Parc Montsouris and was then transferred to the armored cruiser Desaix in 1877 . On January 1, 1879, he returned to the Cherbourg naval base and then graduated from the School for Submarine Warfare (École des défenses sous-marines) in Boyardville . In 1881 he became the commander of torpedo boat 1, which was used to defend the Cherbourg naval base and on January 11, 1881 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor .

On June 20, 1884, Aubert was appointed in command of the Aviso Ardent , with whom he was transferred to the naval station in Senegal on January 1, 1885 , of which Jean Drouin was in command. A year later he returned to the Cherbourg naval base on January 1, 1886, and in May 1886 became the commander of the torpedo boat 55 stationed there and subsequently the commander of the Doudart-de-Lagrée torpedo boat, which belonged to the department for torpedo boat experiments in the military port of Toulon . In 1888 he worked in the Mediterranean on board the torpedo boat Bombe and then as commander of the torpedo boat Dragonne . On January 6, 1891, he was promoted to frigate captain (Capitaine de Frégate) and then appointed commander of the permanent defense of Cherbourg, before he became vice director of the submarine defense department in 1892. In October 1892 he took over the post of commander of the cruiser Davout belonging to the Mediterranean squadron and then in 1894 as adjutant ( aide-de-camp ) on the staff of the 1st naval district at the Cherbourg naval base. For his services he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor on December 28, 1894 . Then in 1895 he became the commander of the cruiser Troude, which was also part of the Mediterranean squadron .

Promotion to Vice Admiral and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy

Sea captain Charles Aubert was in command of the protected cruiser Châteaurenault between 1899 and 1901 .

Charles Aubert received his promotion to sea captain (Capitaine de Vaisseau) on January 2, 1898 and was then deputy chief of staff of the 1st naval district at the Cherbourg naval base. In 1899 he took over the post of commander of the protected cruiser Châteaurenault , which was launched on May 12, 1898 after its completion in the La Seyne-sur-Mer shipyard . On January 1, 1901, he was again transferred to the Cherbourg naval base and then in 1902 commander of the cruiser Jauréguiberry belonging to the Mediterranean squadron . On November 9, 1902, he was appointed commander in chief of the naval department in Tunisia (Commandant la division navale de Tunisie) , where he then went on board the cruiser of the coast guard Tempête . On April 5, 1903, he was also commander of the Legion of Honor. In this function, he was promoted to Flotilla Admiral (Contre-amiral) on October 19, 1903 . During his tenure, work began on the Bizerte fleet base .

As the successor to Rear Admiral Charles Touchard , Aubert was first Chief of the General Staff of the Navy (Chef d'état-major général de la Marine) on November 3, 1905 and had this until August 23, 1909, whereupon Rear Admiral Laurent Marin-Darbel took his place . In this position he was promoted to Rear Admiral (Vice-amiral) on May 23, 1907 . On July 23, 1909, he was also appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. On October 5, 1909, he was appointed Commander in Chief of the Second Squadron (2ème Escadre) with the ship of the line Saint-Louis belonging to the Charlemagne class as the flagship . In July 1911 he was then commander in chief of the third squadron (3ème Escadre) and a member of the Supreme Marinerate (Membre du Conseil Supérieur de la Marine) . For a short time he was inspector general of the schools and depots of the fleet (Inspecteur général des Ecoles et des Dépôts des équipages de la flotte) .

On November 11, 1911, Rear Admiral Aubert replaced Rear Admiral Paul Auvert as Chief of the General Staff of the Navy and held this post until his replacement by Rear Admiral Pierre Ange Marie Le Bris on January 24, 1913. December 1912 also awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. In January 1912 he retired from active military service.

After the outbreak of the First World War , Charles Aubert was recalled to active military service on December 4, 1914 and took over from Rear Admiral Louis-Joseph Pivet as Chief of the General Staff of the Navy. He kept this until his death on June 7, 1915 and was then replaced by Rear Admiral Eugène de Jonquières .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
  2. ^ Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
  3. ^ Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur
  4. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1904
  5. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1906
  6. ^ Chef d'état-major de la Marine
  7. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1908
  8. ^ Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
  9. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1910
  10. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1912
  11. ^ Chef d'état-major de la Marine
  12. ^ Annuaire maritime de 1913
  13. ↑ Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur
  14. ^ Chef d'état-major de la Marine
personal data
SURNAME Aubert, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aubert, Marie Jacques Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French rear admiral
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Châteauneuf-sur-Loire , Loiret department
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1915
Place of death Paris