Charles Nollet
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Charles Marie Edouard Nollet was a French general and government minister, chairman of the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control
from 1919 to 1924, and Minister of War
1924-1925.
Nollet was born 29 January 1865 at Marseilles and died in 1941 at Clermont-Ferrand
. He enlisted in the French army in 1884, in 1902 serving as an instructor in a military school. During the First World War be commanded the French 48th Infantry Brigade in 1914, the 66th Infantry Division in 1915, and XII Army Corps
in 1916. Following the war, Nollet was Chairman of the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control. He was appointed to the Supreme War Council in 1921, remaining a member until 1930. Nollet was Minister of War from 14 June 1924 to 16 April 1925 in the first government of Édouard Herriot
. He was a Grand Chancellor of the Legion d'Honneur
from 7 January 1934, and was awarded the Medaille Militaire
in 1928.
Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control
The term Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control was used in a series of peace treaties concluded after the First World War between different countries...
from 1919 to 1924, and Minister of War
Minister of Defence (France)
The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs is the French government cabinet member charged with running the military of France....
1924-1925.
Nollet was born 29 January 1865 at Marseilles and died in 1941 at Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
. He enlisted in the French army in 1884, in 1902 serving as an instructor in a military school. During the First World War be commanded the French 48th Infantry Brigade in 1914, the 66th Infantry Division in 1915, and XII Army Corps
XII Corps (France)
XII Corps was an army corps in the French Army. Commanded by Général Lebrun in the Franco-Prussian War then by General Galliffet from 1882 to 1886. On the outbreak of the First World War it was subordinated to Fourth Army.- 23rd Infantry Division :...
in 1916. Following the war, Nollet was Chairman of the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control. He was appointed to the Supreme War Council in 1921, remaining a member until 1930. Nollet was Minister of War from 14 June 1924 to 16 April 1925 in the first government of Édouard Herriot
Édouard Herriot
Édouard Marie Herriot was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic who served three times as Prime Minister and for many years as President of the Chamber of Deputies....
. He was a Grand Chancellor of the Legion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
from 7 January 1934, and was awarded the Medaille Militaire
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852.-History:The creator of the médaille was the emperor Napoléon III, who may have taken his inspiration in a medal issued by his father, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland...
in 1928.