General Victor Cordonnier | |
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.jpg) General Cordonnier inspecting Vardar front, Macedonia | |
| Born | 23 March 1858 Surgy, France |
| Died | 1936 |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1879–1918 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Cadet Battalion, St. Cyr 87th Brigade 3rd Division Army of the Orient |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Commander of the Légion d'honneur |
| Other work | Les Japonais des Mandchourie Une Brigade au feu:Potins de Guerre |
Victor Louis Émilien Cordonnier (23 March 1858, Surgy, France – 1936) served France during World War I as a general and was called "one of France's finest generals" by Geoffrey Blainey.[1]
- ^ Geoffrey Blainey, The Causes of War, (Simon and Schuster, 1988), 38.