Ally. Private archives of Lieutenant General Charles... Lot 66

Ally. Private archives of Lieutenant General Charles Eugène Sancelme (Jenzat, Allier 1882-1962). A graduate of Saint-Cyr (1901), he joined the 4th Zouaves regiment (1903), serving in the Tunisian, Moroccan and Algerian campaigns until 1910, then promoted to artillery captain (1913). As a general, he commanded the 4th North African Infantry Division. He was taken prisoner on 17 May 1940 and the rest throughout the war. - Correspondence from General Sancelme to his parents, when he was at the high school of Moulins and then at Saint-Cyr: 16 letters in fine handwriting + 3 photos. Around 1900-1910. - outbreak of the First World War. 2 interesting letters from Sancelme to his parents written from Saint-Dié (Vosges), at the very beginning of the war (29 July - 6 August 1914) + 3 photos. - Correspondence from General Sancelme to Camille Sancelme-Vizier, in Jenzat. 21 letters, 1930-1948. Beautiful and interesting correspondence. - World War II. 4 very interesting letters from General Sancelme to his "dear little Gabrielle", about the beginning of the war and the attack in Munich. Headlines from the 4th North African Division. - portfolio of Sancelme from the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr. - Many other documents: letters written during the occupation by generals to Madame Sancelme (when the general was a prisoner), letters written from Vichy, Noirétable and Ebreuil addressed to Camille Sancelme (in particular from Commander Auriche), transcripts of the future general at the Lycée Banville de Moulins, his marriage contract, etc. As well as a set of handwritten notes written on the spine of sheets from the Chamber of Deputies, and a manuscript: a diary kept by Sancelme during manoeuvres in 1911.