Alfred Montagne

Alfred-Marie-Joseph-Louis Montagne (20 June 1881 – 26 February 1963)^[1] was a French general who commanded the 15th Army Corps during the Battle of France (1940). He was responsible for the defence of Menton during the Italian invasion. He published a recollection of the war, La bataille pour Nice et la Provence (Montpellier: Éditions des Arceaux), in 1952.^[2]

Alfred-Marie-Joseph-Louis Montagne
Born	(1881-06-20)June 20, 1881 Pézenas, France
Died	February 26, 1963(1963-02-26) (aged 81) Montpellier, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	25th Motorized Division 12th Army Corps 15th Army Corps 14th Military Division
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War Battle of France Italian invasion of France
Awards	Legion of Honour Croix de Guerre

Montagne was born at Pézenas. In the First World War he was wounded and cited in dispatches five times. He received the Légion d'honneur and the Croix de Guerre.^[1] He replaced General Henri Dentz at the head of the 15th Army Corps in 1939. Like his superior, René Olry, he was an artillery officer by training. His knowledge of the terrain of the Maritime Alps was exquisite.^[3]

References

1. Temerson, Henri (1968). Biographies des principales personnalités françaises décédées au cours de l'année 1963. pp. 208–09.
2. Panicacci, Jean-Louis (1981). "Menton et les Mentonnais de 1939 à 1945" (PDF). Recherches Régionales, Archives Départementales des Alpes-Maritimes. 1: 7–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
3. Plan, Étienne; Lefèvre, Éric (1982). La bataille des Alpes, 10–25 juin 1940: L'armée invaincue. C.-Lavauzelle. p. 99.