Germain Mennerat was a French general who served in the Second World War.

[2] Germain Mennerat also collected artifacts from his travels in Africa, some featured in national museums.

[3][4] Germain Mennerat was a Brigadier-General in French Indochina during World War II.

On 22 September 1940, the Empire of Japan invaded French Indochina.

The army of which Mennerat commanded, the 2nd Brigade of the Tonkin Division, was attacked by Japanese forces in Lạng Sơn and were quickly encircled.