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Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982) was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II. Born in Dole, Jura, in the Jura Mountains, Béthouart graduated from Saint-Cyr military academy and served as a platoon leader in the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment during World War I. After the First World War, he served as an advisor to the Royal Yugoslav Army and was named an instructor at the French High Mountain Military School. In June 2003, amid pomp and ceremony, a bridge was named for him in Innsbruck.

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  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (* 17. Dezember 1889 in Dole; † 17. Oktober 1982 in Fréjus) war ein General der französischen Armee. 1945 wurde er Oberkommandierender der französischen Besatzungstruppen in Österreich und war dort von 1946 bis 1950 Hochkommissar. (de)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982) was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II. Born in Dole, Jura, in the Jura Mountains, Béthouart graduated from Saint-Cyr military academy and served as a platoon leader in the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment during World War I. After the First World War, he served as an advisor to the Royal Yugoslav Army and was named an instructor at the French High Mountain Military School. Promoted to colonel in 1937, Béthouart was made a brevet brigadier in January 1940. This promotion was made permanent in April 1941 and was followed by promotion to major general in December 1942. Béthouart was promoted again to lieutenant general in November 1943, and then to general in 1948. Béthouart commanded the French 1st Division of Chasseurs (elite light infantry) in the Norwegian campaign in 1940, serving in the area of Narvik. Subsequently, Béthouart commanded the Casablanca Division of French forces in Morocco and assisted the Allies in rallying the French troops in Morocco to the Allied cause in November 1942. Arrested by Vichy French officials on 10 November 1942, Béthouart was liberated by the Allies on 14 November. Later, Béthouart served as the chief of the French military mission in Washington, D.C. from December 1942 until November 1943 and as the Chief of Staff of the (French) Committee for National Defense from April 1944 until August 1944. In August 1944, Béthouart briefly served as the Chief of Staff of Armée B, later known as the French First Army. On 1 September 1944, Béthouart took command of the French I Corps in General de Lattre's Armée B. Béthouart commanded the corps with distinction for the remainder of the war in Europe. He fought with 140,000 men in Alsace but became famous for his part in the offensive in Germany with his corps becoming the first Allied troops to reach the Danube and enter Austria. His corps is credited with taking 101,556 Germans prisoner during the campaigns to liberate France and invade Germany. During the postwar period, Béthouart served first as the chief of French occupation forces in Austria, and then as the High Commissioner for France in Austria between 1946 and 1950. Béthouart subsequently served as a senateur for overseas French citizens from 1955 until 1971. He died in Fréjus on 17 October 1982, and was buried in Rue. In June 2003, amid pomp and ceremony, a bridge was named for him in Innsbruck. (en)
  • Antoine Béthouart, né le 17 décembre 1889 à Dole et mort le 17 octobre 1982 à Fréjus, est un militaire français. Général de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Compagnon de la Libération, il achève sa carrière militaire en 1949 au rang de général d'armée et devient ensuite sénateur représentant les Français établis hors de France de 1955 à 1971. (fr)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (Dole (Jura), 17 december 1889 – Fréjus, 17 oktober 1982) was een Franse generaal die diende in de Eerste Wereldoorlog en de Tweede Wereldoorlog. (nl)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart, född 17 december 1889, död 17 oktober 1982, var en fransk general. Han deltog i första världskriget. Efter första världskriget blev han rådgivare åt den jugoslaviska armén. Under Operation Weserübung så ledde Béthouart en fransk division i Narvikområdet.Béthouart anslöt sig till de allierade vid deras landstigning i Nordafrika (där han var befälhavare) i november 1942, men han blev arresterad av Vichyregimen den 10 november 1942. Den 14 november 1942 befriades han av de allierade. Senare tjänstgjorde han i Washington D.C. fram till november 1943, och efter det som stabschef för den franska kommittén för franskt försvar till augusti 1944, då han blev stabschef i de Lattre's Armé B. Den 1 september 1944 blev han chef för den franska I kåren i Armé B. Han ledde den I kåren fram till krigets slut. Mellan 1946 och 1950 var han fransk befälhavare i Österrike. Mellan 1955 och 1971 var han senator i franska senaten. (sv)
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  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (* 17. Dezember 1889 in Dole; † 17. Oktober 1982 in Fréjus) war ein General der französischen Armee. 1945 wurde er Oberkommandierender der französischen Besatzungstruppen in Österreich und war dort von 1946 bis 1950 Hochkommissar. (de)
  • Antoine Béthouart, né le 17 décembre 1889 à Dole et mort le 17 octobre 1982 à Fréjus, est un militaire français. Général de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Compagnon de la Libération, il achève sa carrière militaire en 1949 au rang de général d'armée et devient ensuite sénateur représentant les Français établis hors de France de 1955 à 1971. (fr)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (Dole (Jura), 17 december 1889 – Fréjus, 17 oktober 1982) was een Franse generaal die diende in de Eerste Wereldoorlog en de Tweede Wereldoorlog. (nl)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart (17 December 1889 – 17 October 1982) was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II. Born in Dole, Jura, in the Jura Mountains, Béthouart graduated from Saint-Cyr military academy and served as a platoon leader in the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment during World War I. After the First World War, he served as an advisor to the Royal Yugoslav Army and was named an instructor at the French High Mountain Military School. In June 2003, amid pomp and ceremony, a bridge was named for him in Innsbruck. (en)
  • Marie Émile Antoine Béthouart, född 17 december 1889, död 17 oktober 1982, var en fransk general. Han deltog i första världskriget. Efter första världskriget blev han rådgivare åt den jugoslaviska armén. Mellan 1946 och 1950 var han fransk befälhavare i Österrike. Mellan 1955 och 1971 var han senator i franska senaten. (sv)
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