Alphonse Joseph Georges

Alphonse Joseph Georges
Alphonse Joseph Georges
	Georges in 1939
Born	15 August 1875; Allier, Montluçon, France
Died	24 April 1951 (aged 75); Paris
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1897–1944
Rank	General
Wars and battles	World War I; Rif War; World War II Battle of France; North African campaign; ;
Alma mater	École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

Alphonse Joseph Georges (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s ʒozɛf ʒɔʁʒ]; 15 August 1875 – 24 April 1951) was a French army officer. He was commander in chief of the North East Front in 1939 and 1940. Opposing the plan by supreme commander Maurice Gamelin to move the best Allied forces into the Low Countries, he was overruled. Georges tried to allow as much initiative to his subordinates as possible to improve operational flexibility.

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