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Michel-Joseph Maunoury (17 December 1847 – 28 March 1923) was a commander of French forces in the early days of World War I who was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France.
Michel Joseph Maunoury, né le 17 décembre 1847 à Maintenon ( Eure-et-Loir) 1 et mort le 28 mars 1923 à Artenay ( Loiret ), est un général de division français, élevé à la dignité de maréchal de France à titre posthume trois jours après sa mort.
Le 21 août 1914, en pleine bataille des frontières, le général Maunoury, atteint par la limite d’âge et malgré ses 66 ans, est rappelé d’urgence, par Joffre, pour commander l’armée de Lorraine et contenir l’offensive allemande.
The French 6th Army, under M.-J. Maunoury, forewarned by Gallieni, had actually begun attacking on September 5, and its pressure caused Kluck finally to engage the whole 1st Army in support of his right flank when he was still no farther up the Marne valley than Meaux, with nothing but….
Recalled from retirement at the age of 67 in August 1914 to lead the so-called 'Army of Lorraine', General Michel-Joseph Maunoury's (1847-1923) place in history was assured in a quite different region of the front, one much closer to home near Paris, during the First Battle of the Marne.
On September 5, Gallieni and Maunoury, attacking from Paris, struck the right flank of the German First Army as it passed to the northeast in pursuit of the French Fifth Army. The French and the BEF were still retreating, preparing to attack the next day.
Michel-Joseph Maunoury (17 December 1847 - 28 March 1923) was a commander of French forces in the early days of World War I. He was recalled from retirement at the age of 67 in August 1914 to lead the so-called 'Army of Lorraine'.
