Armand Huyghé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Armand Huyghé

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1871

Place of Birth: Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1944

Profession: military personnel, resistance fighter

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Armand Christophe Huyghé (11 July 1871 – 2 March 1944), later knighted Armand Huyghé de Mahenge, was a Belgian career soldier.
He is best known for his service in the Belgian Congo during World War I, where he succeeded Charles Tombeur as commander of the Belgian forces in the East African Campaign in 1917.
He commanded the Belgian contingent during the Allied occupation of the Rhineland after the war.
During World War II, he was involved in the resistance and, after being captured by the Germans, was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp where he died in 1944.