Michel Joseph Maunoury

Military career

Sous-lieutenant raises with the École of application of artillery and the genius in 1869. Captain in 1874, instructor of horsemanship and control of cars. Assistant professor during artillery of the military special School of St Cyr in 1883. Major in 1886. Lieutenant-colonel in 1893. Military commander of the palate of the House of Commons 1896. Colonel in 1897. Brigadier general on December 30th 1901. Major general on January 28th 1906, Ordering artillery of the Place and the forts of Paris and Ordering the University of War. Military Governor of Paris in 1910 and member of the Superior council of the war. Placé under the section of reserve in 1912.

Recalled to the activity on August 20th 1914 as commander of the Life armed made up of the troops with the garrison of Paris. It leads to their head a decisive attack on the side of the German offensive starting from the September 6th 1914 against the army von Kluck, at the time of the First battle of the Marne. Become again military Governor of Paris on November 5th 1915.

It dies out in the train which leads it to the Château of Herbilly, commune of Mer (Loir-et-Cher), the March 28th 1923. Created Marshal of France on a purely posthumous basis the next on March 31st, it profits from state funeral on April 2nd. Its funeral takes place with Mer in the presence of the marshals Joffre and Foch and of the Minister of Interior Department (Maurice Maunoury, its cousin). The body of the Maunoury marshal rests since the May 13rd 1931 with the Mausoleum of the Invalides in Paris.

Wounds

Wounded by a ball which crossed the right leg to him on December 2nd 1870, with the Bataille of Champigny.

Seriously wounded of one ball to the head on March 11th 1915 at the time when it put the eye at a crenel, in the trenches of the plate of Nouvron which it visited. This wound left it blind man until his death. The projectile rebounded then to seriously wound the General of Villaret to the head.

Decorations

Legion of Honor:

Knight 1870.

Officer 1895.

Commander 1907.

Large officer 1912.

Large Cross on September 18th, 1914.

Quotation: Its calm and its skill of operation made it possible our troops to support during the four days of an obstinate fight, the effort of a notable part of the German army, and thus facilitated the development of the operations of the allied armies which involved the retirement of the enemy .

Military decoration 1915.

Quotation: Exerts since the beginning of the countryside the command of an army with the greatest distinction. After having taken a share of most important with the battle of the Marne, showed in the operations of Aisne of qualities of organization and the skilful aptitudes of first order united for most beautiful moral energy and to an tireless activity. Wounded seriously by visiting the trenches occupied by its troops.

Medal 1870-1871
Military Cross 1914-1918 with palm.

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