Gaston Billotte

Gaston-Henri Billotte
Birth nameGaston-Henri Billotte
Born(1875-02-10)10 February 1875
Sommeval, France
Died23 May 1940(1940-05-23) (aged 65)
Ypres, Belgium
Allegiance French Third Republic
BranchFrench Army
RankGénéral d'Armée
CommandsFrench First Army Group
Battles / warsWorld War I
Rif War
World War II
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honor

Gaston-Henri Billotte (10 February 1875 – 23 May 1940) was a French military officer, remembered chiefly for his central role in the failure of the French Army to defeat the German invasion of France in May 1940. He was killed in a car accident at the height of the battle.

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