Charles Paul de Cumont

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

Baron Charles Paul de Cumont (1902-1990)[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]

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. 1 2 "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. ↑ http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205220318

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