André Zeller

André Zeller
André Zeller
Born	1 January 1898; Besançon, France
Died	18 September 1979 (aged 81); Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1915–1959
Rank	Général d’armée
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Verdun; Battle of the Somme; Second Battle of the Aisne; 1917 Flanders offensive; 1918 German spring offensive; Second Battle of the Marne; Battle of the Ailette; Franco-Turkish War; World War II Battle of France; Dunkirk evacuation; Operation Torch; Tunisian campaign; Italian campaign; Operation Dragoon; Vosges campaign; Colmar Pocket; Algerian War; Algiers putsch of 1961
Relations	Léon Zeller (father); Henri Zeller (brother)

André Zeller (1 January 1898 – 18 September 1979) was a French Army general. He served during World War I, the Franco-Turkish War, and World War II, and served as chief of staff of the French Army during the Algerian War.

Zeller was one of the four generals (the others being Raoul Salan, Edmond Jouhaud, and Maurice Challe) who organized the Algiers putsch of 1961. For his role, Zeller was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a military court. He was released in 1966, and granted amnesty by Charles de Gaulle in 1968.

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