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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave

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Gamelin, Maurice Gustave (1872-1958)

French commander-in-chief of the Allied armies in France at the outset of World War II 1939. Replaced by Maxime Weygand after the German breakthrough at Sedan 1940, he was tried by the Vichy government as a scapegoat before the Riom ‘war guilt’ court 1942. He refused to defend himself and was detained in Germany until released by the Allies 1945.
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