Frédéric-Georges Herr

Frédéric-Georges Herr (7 May 1855 27 October 1932) was a French general.

General Frédéric-Georges Herr
Born7 May 1855
Neuf-Brisach, France
Died27 October 1932 (1932-10-28) (aged 77)
Paris, France
Allegiance France
Service/branchArtillery
Years of service1874–1919
RankGeneral of Division
Commands held12th Infantry Division
6th Army Corps
2nd Army Corps
16th Army Corps
Battles/warsFranco-Hova Wars
First World War
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour

The son of an Alsatian surgeon who chose to emigrate to France following the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian War, Herr entered the École polytechnique in 1874. He married Anne Peugeot, the heiress of the Peugeot family, in 1883.

From 1895 to 1902, he took an active part in the colonization of Madagascar under the order of General Gallieni.

Promoted General of Division in 1914, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Les Éparges (1915) and played an important role in the Battle of Verdun (1916).


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