Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
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Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d'Espèrey was a French general during World War I. In September 1914, as the new commander of the French 5th Army, he played a notable role in organising the allied
Franchet d'Esperey photo Henri Manuel
Marshal of France
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Marshal of France is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, which is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements.
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
…been shown to be a myth. After World War I ended, Franchet d'Espèrey directed operations against the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919. He was made a marshal of France on 19 February 1921 and was given the honorary title of Vojvoda (equivalent of Field-Marshal) by the Yugoslavian monarchy on 29 January 1921. In 1924…
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Modern-day baton, belonging to one of the four Marshals of France appointed after World War II (Leclerc, de Lattre, Juin, and Kœnig)
Pre-revolutionary marshals' batons in the Musée de l'Armée