Auguste Gilliaert

Auguste Gilliaert
Auguste Gilliaert
	Auguste Gilliaert (second from right) with Force Publique personnel in Italian East Africa, 1941
Born	7 March 1894; Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk (Bruges), Belgium
Died	10 May 1973 (aged 79); Belgium
Allegiance	Belgium; Belgian Congo
Service/branch	Belgian Army (1910–16; 1919–37; 1954–55); Force Publique (1916–19; 1937–54)
Years of service	1910–55
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	Force Publique
Battles/wars	World War I German invasion of Belgium; Yser Front; East African Campaign; World War II East African Campaign Siege of Saïo; ;

Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (7 March 1894 – 10 May 1973) was a Belgian colonial lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo.

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