Albert Lantonnois van Rode


Albert Bruno Amde Lantonnois van Rode was a Belgian Lieutenant General descendant from an aristocratic family. He was ViceGovernor General of the Congo Free State and later commanded a division during World War I.

Lantonnois van Rode was born in Mons onJune 1852, son of Lambert Lantonnois and Emilie Hubertine Ghislaine van Rode de Schellebrouck. He entered the Military Academy in April 1870, and was appointed second lieutenant onApril 1872. OnDecember 1877 he was appointed to the first regiment of guides. He was commander of the 8th Line Regiment and of the 1st Regiment of Grenadiers . Lantonnois was commander of the West Flanders Province from 1908 to 1909.

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