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pronunciation:
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| French soldier, born in Brussels, Belgium. He trained at St Cyr and became an instructor. As chief-of-staff to Foch (1914–23), he rendered admirable service, but as chief-of-staff of the French army (1931–5) he was handicapped by his lack of experience as a field commander. In 1940 his employment of an outmoded linear defence to hold a penetration in depth completed the rout of the French army. A prisoner of the Germans, and later of the French provisional government, he was allowed to retire into obscurity. |
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