Alphonse Joseph Georges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alphonse Joseph Georges

French general

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1875

Place of Birth: Montluçon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1951

Profession: military personnel, official

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alphonse Joseph Georges (August 15, 1875 in Allier - Montluçon – April 24, 1951 in Paris) was a French army officer.
He was commander in chief of the North East Front in 1939 and 1940.
Opposing the plan by supreme commander Maurice Gamelin to move the best allied forces into the Low Countries, he was overruled.
Georges tried to allow as much initiative to his subordinates as possible, to improve operational flexibility.