Georges Robert (admiral)

Georges Robert
Georges Robert in 1893
Birth nameGeorges Achille Marie Joseph Robert
Born(1875-01-31)31 January 1875
Courseulles, French Third Republic
Died(1965-03-02)2 March 1965
Paris, France
AllegianceFrance (1870-1940)
Service / branchFrench Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsCommander in Chief of the Western Atlantic Theatre
Known forHigh commissioner to Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana 1939-1943
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Francisque

Georges Robert (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ ʁɔbɛʁ]) was an officer of the French Navy, as well as a civil administrator. He ended his military career with the rank of admiral. He is mainly known for his role as High Commissioner of the Vichy regime for the French overseas territories of the Western Atlantic (French West Indies, Guiana, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).

He was born in Courseulles on 31 January 1875, and died in Paris on 2 March 1965.

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