Maxime Weygand

Maxime Weygand (January 21, 1867 - January 28, 1965) was a French military commander in both World War I and World War II.

Weygand During World War I

Weygand passed the war of 1914-18 as a Staff Officer. At the outbreak, he satisfied his taste for contact with the troops while spending 26 days with the 5ème Hussards. On the 28th of August, he became a Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of Ferdinand Foch. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1916 and Major General in 1918, serving in the War Council from 1917. He remained on Foch's staff when Foch was appointed Supreme Allied Commander. In 1918 he served on the armistice negotiations, and it was Weygand who read out the armistice conditions to the Germans at Compiegne, in the famous railway carriage.

Related Topics:
The war of 1914-18 - Lieutenant-Colonel - Ferdinand Foch - Brigadier General - 1916 - Major General - 1918 - War Council - 1917 - Supreme Allied Commander - Armistice - Germans - Compiegne - Railway - Carriage

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