Marie Eugène Debeney
Eugène Debeney | |
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General Debeney in 1926 | |
| 29th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 9 January 1924 – 3 January 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Edmond Buat |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Weygand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1864 Bourg-en-Bresse, French Empire |
| Died | 6 November 1943 (aged 79) Bourg-en-Bresse, French State |
| Nationality | French |
| Spouse | Marie Caroline Lacombe |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Third Republic |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1884 – 1930 |
| Rank | Division general |
| Unit | List
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| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Marie Eugène Debeney (5 May 1864 – 6 November 1943) was a French Army general who fought in the First World War. He commanded a corps at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 then, in the second half of 1917, served as chief of staff to the French Commander-in-Chief Philippe Pétain. He then commanded the First Army which, fighting alongside British Empire forces, played an important role in the mobile fighting of 1918, including at the Battle of Amiens and the Storming of the Hindenburg Line.
He later served an important term as Chief of the General Staff of the French army in the 1920s.