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| Picture No | 10294338 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | Maurice Gamelin |
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General Marie (or Maurice) Gustave Gamelin (1872-1958), supreme head of the French fighting forces at the beginning of World War Two. Served with distinction in World War One, but his command of forces in the critical days of May 1940 proved to be disastrous.
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| Source | Colourised photograph by Henri Manuel, reproduced in the Illustrated London News, 16th September 1939 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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