Auguste Gilliaert

Auguste Gilliaert
Auguste Gilliaert (second from right) with Force Publique personnel in Italian East Africa, 1941
Born(1894-03-07)7 March 1894
Sint-Pieters-op-den-Dijk (Bruges), Belgium
Died10 May 1973(1973-05-10) (aged 79)
Belgium
Allegiance Belgium
 Belgian Congo
Service / branchBelgian Army (1910–16; 1919–37; 1954–55)
Force Publique (1916–19; 1937–54)
Years of service1910–55
RankLieutenant general
CommandsForce Publique
Battles / wars

Auguste-Édouard Gilliaert (7 March 1894 – 10 May 1973) was a Belgian colonial lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo.