Émile Driant Military person

Émile Augustin Cyprien Driant (11 September 1855 – 22 February 1916) was a French writer, politician, and army officer. He was the first high ranking casualty of the Battle of Verdun during World War I.

Personal facts

Émile Driant
Birth dateSeptember 11, 1855
Birth place
Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne
Date of deathFebruary 22, 1916
Place of death
Moirey-Flabas-Crépion
Resting place
Moirey-Flabas-Crépion

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Military person

allegianceFrance
award
Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Order of the Dragon of Annam
Legion of Honour
Order of the Crown of Italy
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of Glory (Tunisia)
Royal Order of Cambodia
Order of the Liberator
Order of St Alexander
military operations
World War I
military branch
French Army
service start1877
service end1877

Topical connections

Albert RobidaWriter
Dominique VennerWriter
Émile KellerPolitician
Adolphe PégoudMilitary person

Émile Driant on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.webmatters.net/france/ww1_verdun_driant.htm
  2. http://www.worldwar1.com/france/driant.htm