Paul-Charles Ermens
Born(1884-06-08)June 8, 1884
Brussels, Belgium.
DiedNovember 1, 1957(1957-11-01) (aged 73)
Brussels, Belgium.
Allegiance Belgium
 Belgian Congo
Service/branchForce Publique
Battles/wars
East African Campaign
Siege of Saïo
AwardsCommemorative Medal of the 1914–1917 African Campaigns
Governor of Congo-Kasaï
In office
17 August 1932  30 September 1933
Preceded byJoseph Beernaert
Succeeded byConstant Wauters

Paul-Charles Ermens (June 8, 1884 – November 1, 1957) was a senior Force Publique officer, Vice-governor general of the Belgian Congo and Commander of the Force Publique. His most famous post was when he served as the commander of the Force Publique in World War II.[1]

Career

He graduated in 1903 from the Belgian Royal Military Academy and joined the Royal grenadiers regiment. In 1914 he was an officer in the Force Publique, on August 4, 1914, he was promoted to Captain-commandant. He commanded the 3rd battalion of the Force Publique in the East African Campaign (World War I), for his service he was awarded the title of knight in the Order of the African Star. In 1918 he became Commander of the Force Publique in East Africa. In 1925 he became General and was appointed as commander of the Force Publique. In 1930 he didn't agree with the plans to reform the Force Publique and returned to Belgium. In 1932 he was appointed as vice-governor general of the Belgian Congo and governor of Congo-Kasaï, and became the assistant of governor general Pierre Ryckmans. During World War II he was appointed as Lieutenant general and Commander of the Force Publique. After the war he was reappointed as vice-governor general until the end of his career.[1]

Honors and awards

References

Informational notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 "ERMENS (Paul Charles) | RAOS". www.kaowarsom.be.

    Bibliography

    • Jacques VANDERLINDEN (1994). Pierre Ryckmans, 1891-1959, Coloniser dans l'honneur. Brussel, De Boeck Université, p.539.
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