Henry Jules Jean Maurice Martin ( 1888-1984 ) was a French general . ( His name is often wrongly written as " Henri , " the more common spelling in French . ) In 1940 he commanded the African Infantry 87th Division ( in the Sixth Army of General Robert-Auguste Touchon and the Seventh Army of General Aubert Frère ) during the Battle of France on the Ailette , where he took an active part in the defense of the Aisne , then retreated to the Seine and the Loire . He was then at the head of the Marrakech Division and the 4th Moroccan Mountain Division before taking command of the 1st Corps , in which capacity he commanded French troops during the liberation of Corsica in September – October 1943 and of the island of Elba in June 1944 . Between 1944 and 1946 , he was commander of the 19th Corps in Algeria , notably during the Sétif massacres
Sétif massacres
Sétif and Guelma massacre
Henry Martin (general)