Adolphe Marie Messimy (31 January 1869 – 1 September 1935) was a French politician and general. He served as Minister of War in 1911–12 and then again...

January 1913 Prime Minister Joseph Caillaux Raymond Poincaré Preceded by Adolphe Messimy Succeeded by René Besnard Minister of War In office 12 January 1913 –...

changing nature of warfare. An early 1914 attempt by minister of war Adolphe Messimy to modernise the French infantry uniform was rejected after opposition...

Jourdain - Minister of Labour Gustave L'Hopiteau - Minister of Justice Adolphe Landry - Minister of Marine André Honnorat - Minister of Public Instruction...

promoting further reforms. Then Secretary and former comrade at Saint-Cyr Adolphe Messimy nominated him Director-in-second and head of the military classes at...

Prime Minister Alexandre Ribot Preceded by Joseph Noulens Succeeded by Adolphe Messimy Minister of Marine In office 2 March 1911 – 21 January 1913 President...

Clemenceau – Prime Minister of France and Minister of War (1917–1920) Adolphe Messimy – Minister of War (1914) Alexandre Millerand – Minister of War (1914–1915)...

During the day, Logistics Chief Defait submitted the cloth samples to Adolphe Messimy in his office, who personally selected the blued steel grey cloth brightened...

appointed to the Conseil supérieur de la guerre. The Minister of War Adolphe Messimy reorganized the high command of the French Army in July 1911. General...

France: Joseph Gallieni, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Augustin Dubail, Adolphe Messimy, Raymond Poincaré, Noël de Castelnau, Michel-Joseph Maunoury and Fernand...

adjustments to his plan. Assisted by Colonel (and former Minister of War) Adolphe Messimy, Micheler communicated his worries to Prime Minister Alexandre Ribot...

husband, Maurice Houzet was mobilized, to go to Lille. On 1 August 1914, Adolphe Messimy, Minister of War, suppressed, with the approval of René Viviani, President...

Interior and Worship Justin de Selves – Minister of Foreign Affairs Adolphe Messimy – Minister of War Louis-Lucien Klotz – Minister of Finance René Renoult...

year. At the start of World War I, he was chief of Minister of War Adolphe Messimy's military cabinet. When the latter left office, Guillaumat was appointed...

July 1909 – 3 November 1910 Jean Morel 3 November 1910 – 2 March 1911 Adolphe Messimy 2 March – 27 June 1911 Albert François Lebrun 27 June 1911 – 12 January...

(1910) for field uniforms, to less conspicuous khaki or field gray. Adolphe Messimy, Joseph Gallieni and other French leaders had proposed following suit...

reorganized his cabinet on a war basis with Alexandre Millerand replacing Adolphe Messimy as Minister of War. Along with President Poincaré and War Minister...

boats into the English Channel. He then quarreled with War Minister Adolphe Messimy, who was keen to use the Navy to bring the Colonial Corps from North...

visited Joffre at the insistence of War Minister Adolphe Messimy, who felt intimidated by Joffre. Messimy imagined that Joffre would be more likely to listen...

several large units to be at the disposal of the Minister of War, Adolphe Messimy. These units were gradually transferred to the Chief of the General...

military training to the new recruits and organizing; Minister of War Adolphe Messimy determined that these men would be formed into provisional units dubbed...

Commander-in-Chief of the French army since 1911 and the Minister of War, Adolphe Messimy met on 1 August, to agree that the military conduct of the war should...

Public Instruction and Fine Arts Jules Pams – Minister of Agriculture Adolphe Messimy – Minister of Colonies Charles Dumont – Minister of Public Works, Posts...

59 days François Goiran Adolphe Messimy 23 Division general Joseph Joffre 29 July 1911 14 December 1916 5 years, 138 days Adolphe Messimy Alexandre Millerand...

red trousers worn by the infantry became a political debating point. Adolphe Messimy who was briefly Minister of War in 1911-1912 stated that "This stupid...

Goiran 27 May 1911 27 June 1911 15 days Monis Armand Fallières 104 Adolphe Messimy 27 June 1911 14 January 1912 201 days Caillaux 105 Alexandre Millerand...

at Spears’ claim that “no evidence” had been found, observing that Adolphe Messimy testified at the postwar Briey hearings that there were 25 to 30 million...

the French Army's offensive spirit. War Minister Adolphe Messimy stood opposed. On 28 July 1911, Messimy replaced Michel with Joffre and dismissed Michel...

long minute to the CIGS. On 19 July he went to Paris for talks with Adolphe Messimy (French War Minister) and General Dubail (French Chief of Staff). The...

He was offered the position of Army Chief of Staff by War Minister Adolphe Messimy, but was removed from consideration due to his anti-republican political...