FRANCE'S DEFENCES
GEN. GAMELIN.APPOINTED, COORPiNATIQN PLAN
\ (United, I'ress Amjoci^tjoii—Hy Klcctric Telpgrapli—CQpyrigllt.) PARIS, January 22. France's latest ipove towards unification of her defence forces is the unprecedented appointment of one commander*for the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, namely, General Gamelin, fqrmer Chief of the Army General Staff. , The Minister for National Defence, M, Edouard Qajadjer, simul-
tanepusly becomes respon^Jble for iill three defence Ministries. General Gamelin will co-ordinate the three services in wartime,
General Marie Gustave GameJin wasborn in 1872 and educated at St, Cyr. jle was chief-of-stan* to General Joffre jn 1914-18, and General, of Brigade^ in 1917. In 191? he headed a military mission sent to Brazil, and in 1927 he was ; promoted Divisional Commander. From, J925 to 1937 he commanded the French Forces in the Levant, and later was made a member of the Higher Council ef Wa,}*. He was Chief of the General Staff in 1931, and in 1935 became Vice-President of the Council of War. ■ - :■.. : ■. ; • . -, . .. , . ■:
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 19, 24 January 1938, Page 9
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