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Georges de Bazelaire

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Bazelaire (in center) speaks with General Joseph Joffre (on left)

Georges de Bazelaire (January 30, 1858 – March 29, 1954) was a Major General in the French Army during World War I.[1]

Bazelaire commanded the 135th Infantry Regiment, the 27th and 38th Infantry Divisions and the 7th Army Corps. In 1916, he took part in the Battle of Verdun, defending the left bank of the river Meuse.[2] In February 1918, as Douglas MacArthur recalls in his memoirs, four regiments of the 42nd Infantry Division (United States), the Rainbow Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, "were placed under the command of General Georges de Bazelaire of the French VII Army Corps to be battle-trained with four French divisions."[3] Colonel MacArthur took part in what was his first raid against German trenches where several prisoners were seized, after which he was awarded a Croix de Guerre by Bazelaire.[4]

Military Commendations[]

Georges de Bazelaire received several military citations for his services in World War I[5]

  • Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (France)
  • Allied Victory Medal (Médaille Interalliée de la Victoire) (France)
  • Legion of Honor (Légion d'honneur) (France)
  • Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
  • Commander of the Order of Leopold (Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold) (Belgium)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Grand Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne) (Belgium)
  • Army Distinguished Service Medal – 1919 (United States)[6]

References[]

  1. ↑ Georges de Bazelaire de Saulcy. Individual
  2. ↑ Battle of Verdun - Situation on 21 February 1916
  3. ↑ Douglas MacArthur - Reminiscences, page 54 - Naval Institute Press - Bluejacket Book, 2001. [1]
  4. ↑ J. L. Abrahamson and A.P. O'Meara - Leadership - Combat leaders and lessons - 2008 [2]
  5. ↑ "Georges de Bazelaire (French Wikipedia)". http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_de_Bazelaire. Retrieved 22 March 2013. 
  6. ↑ Military Times: Hall of Valor. Georges de Bazelaire

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