Talk:Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne

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Wrong choice[edit]

This phrase appears in para 1 of the 'First World War' section: "he imagined mobile personnel shields". In this context, what is meant by "imagined"?... "Designed", "invented", or something completely different. Whatever it is, I don't think "imagined" is the right word.
RASAM (talk) 16:04, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some Corrections[edit]

His name was not Jean-Baptiste. His full names were Jean Baptiste Eugène, with no hyphen. He did not like the name Baptiste, and normally signed himself J.E. Estienne. (Source: Le Général J.B.E. Estienne, "pere des chars". Des chenilles et des ailes Pub. Harmattam, 2010. Author: Arlette Estienne Mondet, his granddaughter)

Estienne did not become aware of the British Tank project in December 1915. The British informed the French of their progress in June 1916, following which Estienne visited England.

He was not appointed Head of Recruitment in 1916. This might be confusion with his being responsible for recruitment to the Military Aviation School at Vincennes before the War. Estienne was involved in the development of the Schneider, but had to divide his time between that and serving at the Front with his Artillery Regiment. Attempts were made to sideline him by other Army departments.

At their first meeting Estienne did not ask Louis Renault to build light Tanks. He asked him to become involved with his own plans for what was to be the Schneider.

General Mourret's name is spelt with 2 r's.

Hengistmate (talk) 15:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:43, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne → Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne – His forename was not hyphenated. He was christened Jean Baptiste Eugène, but did not like the name Baptiste, and preferred to be addressed as Eugène. He normally signed himself J. E. Estienne or J.E.E., which appears to have led to the assumption that his first two names were joined by a hyphen. His biography, written by his granddaughter and published in 2010, is entitled Le général J.B.E. Estienne. The author states, "Préférant son troisième prénom, Eugène, au prénom de Baptiste, il se fait appeler Jean Eugène et adopte la signature de J.E. Estienne qu'on retrouvera au bas de toutes ses études militaires." (pub. L'Harmattan, p16)

The book can be read online here. See page 16.

Hengistmate (talk) 23:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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