Huntziger, Charles, born 25-06-1880 in Lesneven Finistère,
to Léon-Jacques Huntziger and his wife Marie-Elise Manière, He was married on 30-06-1909 in Paris with Marie-Alice Maurin (1887-1976). The couple had one son Jacques Huntziger 1912-1987.
Charles graduated from the large École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1900 and joined the colonial infantry. During World War I he served in the Middle Eastern theatre. He was Chief of Staff of operations of the Allied Expeditionary Force
. In 1918 he participated in the development of General Louis Franchet d’Espèrey’s
offensive against German and Bulgarian forces which would lead to Allied victory and the signing of the Armistice of Mudros in October 1918. In 1933, Huntziger was named Commander-in-Chief of the troops of the Levant. He then participated in the negotiations around the reattachment of the Sanjak of Alexandretta, then part of the French Mandate of Syria, to Turkey. He joined the Superior Council of War in 1938. During World War II, in 1939–1940, he initially commanded the Second French Army, then the Fourth Army Group in the Ardennes. He fought in the Battle of France with the Second Army. On 16-06-1940 Premier Philippe Petain’s

Charles graduated from the large École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1900 and joined the colonial infantry. During World War I he served in the Middle Eastern theatre. He was Chief of Staff of operations of the Allied Expeditionary Force













Death and burial ground of Huntziger, Charles Léon Clément.





