Aldebert de Chambrun (1872–1962)

For the French politician, see Aldebert de Chambrun (1821–1899).

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 First Battle of the Marne Battle of Verdun Battle of the Somme 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.[1] He graduated from the École Militaire in 1904.[1]

Career

De Chambrun was as an artillery general in the French Army.[1] He served in the Rif War in Morocco under Hubert Lyautey from the 1920s.[1] He served in Bordeaux from 1932 to 1934.[1]

De Chambrun was appointed as the governor-general of the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1941.[2]

Personal life and death

De Chambrun married Clara Longworth de Chambrun.[2] They had a son, René de Chambrun, who married Josée Laval, the daughter of Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval.[2]

De Chambrun died on April 22, 1962, in Paris, France.[1]

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

1. "Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
2. 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.