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French general
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Place of birth
Pomeys, France
Star sign
VirgoPlace of death
Paris, France
Age
92 years
Education
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
Awards
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Biography
Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (1876–1969) was a French military officer. In World War II he was a general commanding the Third Army Group stationed along the river Rhine manning the Maginot Line.
Military career
World War 1 1914–1918
During world war 1 Besson commanded a regiment.
Interwar Period 1918–1939
In the interbellum he commanded a brigade, a division, and field army.
World War 2 1939–1940
In October 1939 he took command of the French 3rd Army Group which covered the section of the Maginot Line along the River Rhine and the Swizz frontier. He and his command surrendered after the 25 June as German panzer units had reached the Swiss border and cut off the Maginot Line from the rest of France
Sources
M Romanych & M Rupp, Maginot Line 1940, Battles on the French frontier, Osprey Publishing, page 13
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