Charles Cumont

Baron Charles Paul de Cumont (31 May 1902 – 9 June 1990)^[1] was a Belgian general, and served as chairman of the Belgian joint chiefs of staff between 1959 and 1963, and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1962 to 1963 and again in 1964 to 1968.^[2][3] He was also a modern pentathlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[4] He finished in 35th equal place with Josef Schejbal.^[5][6]

Baron Charles Cumont
Birth name	Charles Paul de Cumont
Born	(1902-05-31)31 May 1902 Brussels, Belgium
Died	9 June 1990(1990-06-09) (aged 88) Brussels, Belgium
Allegiance	Belgium
Commands	Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Charles Paul de Cumont

Personal information
Full name	Charles P. Cumont
Born	(1902-05-31)31 May 1902 Ixelles, Belgium
Died	9 June 1990(1990-06-09) (aged 88) Uccle, Belgium
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Modern pentathlon

Military awards

Awards de Cumont has received during his life.^[1]

	Commander, Order of Leopold (Belgium)
	Knight, Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
	Grand Cross, Order of Merit (Germany)
	Knight Grand Cross, Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)
	Commander, Legion of Merit (USA)
	Knight, Order of the British Empire (UK)
	Military Merit Cross (Czechoslovakia)
	Order of the Crown (Iran)

References

1. "Charles Paul de Cumont". genealogie.deprelledelanieppe.be (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
2. Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee. NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. "North Atlantic Treaty Organisation".
4. "Charles Cumont Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
5. "Modern Pentathlon - Charles Cumont (Belgium)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
6. "Charles P. CUMONT". Olympics.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

External links

• http://www.ars-moriendi.be/DE_CUMONT.HTM Archived 7 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Charles Paul de Cumont at Olympedia