Gérard Leman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gérard Leman

Belgian general

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1851

Place of Birth: Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1920

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gerard Mathieu Joseph Georges, count Leman (8 January 1851 Liège – 17 October 1920 Liège) was a Belgian general.
He was responsible for the military education of King Albert I of Belgium.
During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liège.
The German Forces had to use heavy artillery to break through the defences and capture Leman as a prisoner of War.
He was released at the end of the war and died a hero, in 1920.