Augustin Gérard | |
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 Gérard in 1915 | |
| Born | (1857-11-02)2 November 1857 Dunkirk, France |
| Died | 2 November 1926(1926-11-02) (aged 69) Château-Gontier, France |
| Buried | Les Invalides, Paris |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1875–1919 |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Commands | 41st Infantry Division 2nd Army Corps First Army Eighth Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Divisional-GeneralAugustin Gérard (2 November 1857 – 2 November 1926) was aFrench Army officer who served inWorld War I.
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His first important assignment was Chief of Staff of generalJoseph Gallieni in Madagascar. In May 1912 he became commander of the41st Infantry Division and by the outbreak of World War I, he was in charge of the2nd Army Corps, with which he fought theBattle of the Ardennes and theFirst Battle of the Marne.
On 24 July 1915, he became commander of theArmy Detachment of Lorraine, which was later renamed toEighth Army. Between 31 March and 31 December 1916 he was in charge of theFirst Army, after which he returned to the Eighth Army for the rest of the war.
He commanded the Eighth Army for an initial period during theoccupation of the Rhineland until he retired on 21 October 1919. During this period he supported the separatist movement and advocated the formation of an independentPfalz republic.[1]
Master of theGrand Orient de France in 1921 and 1922.
He died in 1926 and was buried inLes Invalides in Paris.
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