Georges Gabriel de Pellieux
George Gabriel de Pellieux was a French army officer who was best known for ignoring evidence during the Dreyfus affair, a scandal in which a Jewish officer was convicted of treason on the basis of a forgery.
GeorgeGabriel de Pellieux was born in Strasbourg, France onSeptember 1842. His father, Captain Jean Honor Thodore Pellieux, served in the 10th artillery regiment. GeorgeGabriel de Pellieux entered the military college of Saint Cyr when he was seventeen, and in 1861 became a sublieutenant in the infantry. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1864 and captain in 1868. During the FrancoPrussian War he was aide to General Eugne Arnaudeau and officer attached to the general staff. He was decorated with the Legion of Honor in May 1871, effectiveOctober 1870.
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