Édouard de Castelnau
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Édouard de Castelnau was a prominent French general and strategist of World War I, noted for his influential role in early Western Front operations and later high-level military leadership.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Édouard de Castelnau canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French Army general
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human ⓘ military strategist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Military Medal (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| familyName | de Castelnau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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operational planning ⓘ |
| givenName | Édouard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInMotive | defense of Verdun ⓘ |
| influenced | French operational doctrine in World War I ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French offensive à outrance doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French Chamber of Deputies
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French General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
général de corps d’armée
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général de division ⓘ |
| movement | French Catholic political right ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of offensive doctrine before World War I
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high-level military leadership in the French Army during World War I ⓘ influential strategic role in early Western Front operations in World War I ⓘ organizational reforms of the French Army General Staff ⓘ service as a key adviser to French political leaders during World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command in the Battle of Lorraine
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command in the Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ command in the Battle of the Marne ⓘ coordination of Verdun sector defenses in 1916 ⓘ operational planning for Plan XVII ⓘ planning of French mobilization in 1914 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the General Staff of the French Army
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commander of Eastern Army Group (France) ⓘ commander of Second Army (France) ⓘ deputy chief of the French General Staff ⓘ member of the Chamber of Deputies of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
French General Headquarters (GQG)
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Paris ⓘ |
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