Marie Eugène Debeney was a French Army general who fought in the First World War. He commanded a corps at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 then, in the second half of 1917, served as chief of staff to
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…Leygues Aristide Briand Raymond Poincaré Minister of War André Lefèvre Flaminius Raiberti Louis Barthou André Maginot Preceded by Henri Alby Succeeded by Eugène Debeney 5th Commander of the 5th Army In office 10 June – 5 July 1918 President Raymond Poincaré Minister of War Georges Clemenceau Chief of Staff Ferdinand…
General Debeney in 1926
Commemorative tablet to General Debeney in Amiens Cathedral
Debeney presenting the fourragère to the flag of the 113th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, at Chaumont-Porcien, France. Photograph taken by Lieutenant Victor Mage, 19 December 1918.