Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson

Benoît Besson
General Besson in 1932
Native name
Benoît Antoine Marie Besson
Born(1876-09-14)September 14, 1876
Pomeys
DiedJuly 23, 1969(1969-07-23) (aged 92)
Paris
AllegianceFrance
BranchFrench Army
Years of service1896–1940
RankArmy general
Commands3rd Army Group (France)
6th Army
16th Army Corps
15th Infantry Division
58th Brigade
4th Zouaves Regiment
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honor

Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (September 14, 1876 – July 23, 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.