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Gérard Leman

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Belgian general (1851-1920)

Lived 1851 to 1920 · aged 69
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Gerard Mathieu Joseph Georges, count Leman was a Belgian general. He was responsible for the military education of King Albert I of Belgium. During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liège.

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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Croix de Guerre
Order of the Star of Romania

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Gerard Mathieu Joseph Georges, count Leman was a Belgian general. He was responsible for the military education of King Albert I of Belgium. During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liège. The German Forces had to use heavy artillery to break through the defences and capture Leman as a prisoner of War. He was released at the end of the war and died a hero, in 1920.

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Lived 1851 to 1920 · aged 69
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