Charles Cumont Explained

Honorific Prefix:Baron
Charles Cumont
Birth Name:Charles Paul de Cumont
Birth Date:31 May 1902
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Death Place:Brussels, Belgium
Commands:Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Charles Paul de Cumont
Fullname:Charles P. Cumont
Birth Date:31 May 1902
Birth Place:Ixelles, Belgium
Death Place:Uccle, Belgium
Country:Belgium
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Baron Charles Paul de Cumont (31 May 1902 – 9 June 1990)[1] was a Belgian general, and served as chairman of the Belgian joint chiefs of staff between 1959 and 1963, and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1962 to 1963 and again in 1964 to 1968.[2] [3] He was also a modern pentathlete who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[4] He finished in 35th equal place with Josef Schejbal.[5] [6]

Military awards

Awards de Cumont has received during his life.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Paul de Cumont. genealogie.deprelledelanieppe.be. 14 September 2017. French.
  2. http://www.nato.int/cv/milcom/chair.htm Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee.
  3. Web site: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
  4. Web site: Charles Cumont Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072253/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/charles-cumont-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2012-06-17 . sports-reference.com.
  5. Web site: Modern Pentathlon - Charles Cumont (Belgium). 2021-12-14. www.the-sports.org.
  6. Web site: Charles P. CUMONT. 2021-12-14. Olympics.com.