Dominique Gauchet
Dominique-Marie Gauchet (born August 14, 1853 in Vains , † February 4, 1931 there ) was a French admiral .
Gauchet was born in Vains on August 14, 1853 and joined the French Navy in 1879 . In 1885 he was promoted to lieutenant and was stationed in the French-West African Senegal . He later served as a ship commander in the Far East . In 1910 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and in 1914 to Vice Admiral. When the First World War broke out , he worked in the Administration and Supply Department.
After Admiral Auguste Boué de Lapeyrère was retired, Gauchet received in October 1915, the command of the French Dardanelles - Squadron . After Admiral Louis Dartig du Fournet had to resign because of his failed landing in Athens in December 1916 ( vêpres grecques ), Gauchet became the commander of the French Mediterranean Fleet . In this role he behaved very passively and waited for a meeting with the Austrian fleet , which never happened.
Gauchet retired in 1919 and died on February 4, 1931 in his place of birth.
literature
- Holger H. Herwig (ed.): Biographical Dictionary of World War I . Greenwood Press, Westport 1982, ISBN 0-313-21356-9 .
- Adolphe Laurens: Le commandement naval en Méditerranée . Payot, Paris 1931.
- Spencer Tucker: World War I: A - D, Vol. 1 . ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara 2005, ISBN 1-85109-420-2 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gauchet, Dominique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gauchet, Dominique Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vains |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1931 |
| Place of death | Vains |