1. Henri Claudel became a knight of the Legion of Honour on 11 May 1913 and was promoted to colonel on 1 November 1914, at the same time receiving command of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Regiment.
10 Facts About Henri Claudel
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Henri Claudel was after posted to command of the 33rd Infantry Regiment before assuming command of the 65th Infantry Brigade on 10 January 1915.
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Henri Claudel became second aide de camp to the General Staff of the French Army on 22 January 1916 and on 1 October was promoted to General de Brigade, soon after being made an officer of the Legion of Honour.
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Henri Claudel held the position of second aide de camp to the General Staff of the armies of the north and north-east from 17 December 1916 to 2 May 1917.
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Henri Claudel remained with 17th Corps beyond the end of the First World War until 1 March 1919 when he was without posting until made commander of the French Army of the East on 20 May Henri Claudel was released from this role on 8 April 1920, became a commander of the Legion of Honour on 16 June, and was without a position until 12 November when he became a member of the Advisory Committee on Colonial Defence.
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On 17 October Henri Claudel was made commander of the French Colonial Corps and from 3 June 1925 to 13 January 1936 was Inspector General of Colonial Troops, a post he held at the same time as chairing the Advisory Committee on Colonial Defence.
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Henri Claudel became a grand officer of the Legion of Honour on 21 December 1926 and from 5 December 1927 to 13 January 1936 Claudel was a member of the Supreme Council of War.
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Henri Claudel received promotion to Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on 30 December 1933.
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Henri Claudel held the Colonial Medal with clasps for Morocco 1925, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Sudan, French West Africa and Mauritania.
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Henri Claudel was recognised with awards from foreign governments including the Croix de Guerre and commander of the Order of Leopold of Belgium, the Distinguished Service Medal of the United States and the Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite of Morocco.