- Alphonse Joseph Georges
Alphonse Joseph Georges (
Allier -Montluçon ,August 15 ,1875 –April 24 ,1951 ) was a French army officer. He was commander in chief of the North East Frontcite book |author=Greenwood, John; Karl-Heinz Frieser |authorlink= |editor= |others= |title=The Blitzkrieg
|edition= |language= |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Md |year=2005 |origyear= |pages= p92|quote= |isbn=1-59114-294-6 |oclc= |doi= |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=7Y0MxdP-ws4C&pg=PA92&vq=Alphonse+Joseph+Georges&dq=%22Alphonse+Joseph+Georges%22&lr=lang_en&num=50&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&cad=4&sig=WWz3L0yE7y9-y83xe0zKYf0c9YM#PPA92,M1|accessdate=] in 1939 and 1940. Opposing the plan by supreme commanderMaurice Gamelin to move the best allied forces into theLow Countries , he was overruled by his superior. Georges tried to allow as much initiative to his inferiors as possible to improve operational flexibility.Notes
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