| Aldebert de Chambrun | |
|---|---|
 de Chambrun in 1937 | |
| Born | (1872-07-23)July 23, 1872 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | April 22, 1962(1962-04-22) (aged 89) Paris |
| Allegiance | France |
| Rank | Général de corps d'armée |
| Battles / wars | World War I Rif War |
| Awards | Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur Croix de guerre 1914-1918 Army Distinguished Service Medal Prix Halphen Prix Marcelin-Guérin |
| Alma mater | École Militaire |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Longworth de Chambrun |
| Children | René de Chambrun |
| Relations | Charles-Adolphe de Chambrun (father) Marie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle (mother) Francisque de Corcelle (maternal grandfather) Pierre de Chambrun (brother) Charles de Chambrun (brother) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (brother-in-law) Nicholas Longworth II (father-in-law) Nicholas Longworth (brother-in-law) |
Aldebert de Chambrun (1872–1962) was a French general and a member of the Pineton de Chambrun aristocratic family.
Early life
Aldebert de Chambrun was born on July 23, 1872, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the École Militaire in 1904.
Career
De Chambrun was as an artillery general in the French Army. He served in the Rif War in Morocco under Hubert Lyautey from the 1920s. He served in Bordeaux from 1932 to 1934.
De Chambrun was appointed as the governor-general of the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1941.
Personal life and death
De Chambrun married Clara Longworth de Chambrun. They had a son, René de Chambrun, who married Josée Laval, the daughter of Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval.
De Chambrun died on April 22, 1962, in Paris, France.
Works
- de Chambrun, Aldebert; de Marenches, Charles-Constant-Marie (1919). L'Armée américaine dans le conflit européen. Paris: Payot. OCLC 458081272.
- de Chambrun, Aldebert (1930). Brazza. Paris: Plon. OCLC 3430855.
References
- ^ "Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ Kershaw, Alex (2015). Avenue of spies : a true story of terror, espionage, and one American family's heroic resistance in Nazi-occupied France. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 57. ISBN 9780804140034. OCLC 910239494.
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