Armand Huyghé

Chevalier

Armand Huyghé

de Mahenge
Birth nameArmand Christophe Huyghé
Born(1871-07-11)11 July 1871
Leuven, Belgium
Died2 March 1944(1944-03-02) (aged 72)
Buchenwald concentration camp, Weimar, Nazi Germany
Allegiance Belgium
BranchBelgian army
Force Publique
Years of service1891–1919
CommandsBelgian army of occupation in Germany
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the African Star
Order of Leopold
Order of Aviz
Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of the Crown

Armand Christophe Huyghé (11 July 1871 – 2 March 1944), later knighted Armand Huyghé de Mahenge, was a Belgian career soldier. He is best known for his service in the Belgian Congo during World War I, where he succeeded Charles Tombeur as commander of the Belgian forces in the East African Campaign in 1917. He commanded the Belgian contingent during the Allied occupation of the Rhineland after the war. During World War II, he was involved in the resistance and, after being captured by the Germans, was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp where he died in 1944.