Aldebert de Chambrun (1872–1962)

For the French politician, see Aldebert de Chambrun (1821-1899).

Aldebert de Chambrun
de Chambrun in 1937
Born	(1872-07-23)July 23, 1872 Washington, D.C.
Died	April 22, 1962(1962-04-22) (aged 89) Paris
Allegiance	France
Rank	Général de corps d'armée
Battles/wars	World War I First Battle of the Marne Battle of Verdun Battle of the Somme Rif War
Awards	Grand officier de la Légion d'honneur Croix de guerre 1914-1918 Army Distinguished Service Medal Prix Halphen Prix Marcelin-Guérin
Alma mater	École Militaire
Spouse(s)	Clara Longworth de Chambrun
Children	René de Chambrun
Relations	Charles-Adolphe de Chambrun (father) Marie Henriette Hélène Marthe Tircuy de Corcelle (mother) Francisque de Corcelle (maternal grandfather) Pierre de Chambrun (brother) Charles de Chambrun (brother) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (brother-in-law) Nicholas Longworth II (father-in-law) Nicholas Longworth (brother-in-law)

Aldebert de Chambrun (1872-1962) was a French general and a member of the Pineton de Chambrun aristocratic family.

Early life

Aldebert de Chambrun was born on July 23, 1872, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the École Militaire in 1904.

Career

De Chambrun was as an artillery general in the French Army. He served in the Rif War in Morocco under Hubert Lyautey from the 1920s. He served in Bordeaux from 1932 to 1934.

De Chambrun was appointed as the governor-general of the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1941.

Personal life and death

De Chambrun married Clara Longworth de Chambrun. They had a son, René de Chambrun, who married Josée Laval, the daughter of Vichy France Prime Minister Pierre Laval.

De Chambrun died on April 22, 1962, in Paris, France.

Works

• de Chambrun, Aldebert; de Marenches, Charles-Constant-Marie (1919). L'Armée américaine dans le conflit européen. Paris: Payot. OCLC 458081272.
• de Chambrun, Aldebert (1930). Brazza. Paris: Plon. OCLC 3430855.