Lieutenant General Jean Van Emelen (1875-1935) * NEW *

The general died whilst on active duty at the military hospital in Brussels as a result of complications following an operation.
Commander of the 1st Army Corps and 1st Military District, 1934–1935.
Commander of the 6th Infantry Division, 1932–1934.
Commander of the Infantry of the 6th Infantry Division, 1931–1932.
Commander of the Infantry of the 2nd Infantry Division, 1929–1931.
Commander of the 9th Ligne Regiment, 1927–1929.
Commander of the Royal Military Academy, 1926–1927.
Second-in-command of the Royal Military Academy, 1919–1926.
During the First World War, served as a major with the 7th Ligne Regiment attached to the French General Headquarters.

Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (awarded posthumously on 5 February 1935), Order of the Crown (27 November 1930); see photographs of the certificates and jewels.
War Cross with Palms 1914–1918, Yser Medal, Fire Cross, Victory Medal, Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 Campaign, Military Cross 1st Class, Commemorative Medal 1830–1930.

Commander of the Order of the Nile, Egypt (1927), Officer of the Legion of Honour, France (1920) and the Order of the White Eagle with Swords, Serbia (1919), Knight of the Order of the Cross of Vytis, Latvia (1927) and the Order of Danebrog, Denmark (1912), War Cross 1914–1918, France.

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