Germain Mennerat Explained

Germain-Stanislas-Victor Mennerat
Birth Date:	30 July 1889
Birth Place:	Les Riceys, France
Death Place:	Lyon, France
Allegiance:
Branch:	French Army Armistice Army
Rank:	Major-general
Battles:	World War II Battle of Lạng Sơn (1940)

Germain Mennerat was a French general who served in the Second World War.^[1] Mennerat was born in July 1889 and passed away in August 1973.^[2] Germain Mennerat also collected artifacts from his travels in Africa, some featured in national museums.^{[3] [4]}

Battle of Lạng Sơn (1940)

Germain Mennerat was a Brigadier-General in French Indochina during World War II. On 22 September 1940, the Empire of Japan invaded French Indochina. The army of which Mennerat commanded, the 2nd Brigade of the Tonkin Division, was attacked by Japanese forces in Lạng Sơn and were quickly encircled.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Biography of Major-General Germain-Stanislas-Victor Mennerat (1889 – 1973), France . 2024-03-04 . generals.dk.
2. Vincennes . Château . 2011 . OFFICIERS GÉNÉRAUX DE L'ARMÉE DE TERRE ET DES SERVICES (ANCIEN RÉGIME-2010) . Sous-Série Gr Yd.
3. Web site: Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España - Museos . 2024-03-04 . ceres.mcu.es . es.
4. Web site: AFRICAN OCEANIC Sculpture Masks SOTHEBY'S PARIS Germain Mennerat Pierre Parat #1802496766 . 2024-03-04 . Worthpoint . en.
5. Web site: Last Stand at Lang Son v0.75 PDF Platoon Regiment . 2024-03-04 . Scribd . en.