Paul Adolphe Leblois (July 17, 1857 – August 28, 1930) was a divisional general of the French Army who commanded the French 2nd Colonial Infantry Division and later the Armée française d'Orient during World War I. Paul Leblois was born in Bas-Rhin, Strasbourg on July 17, 1857.
He was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in Hanoi in April 1894 for being a captain in the managing staff of France's Indo-Chinese troops.
[2] In 1903, Leblois was awarded the rank of Officier of the Legion of Honor and was by this point a lieutenant colonel in the management over France's colonial infantry.
[3] Leblois later served as a divisional general over the 2nd Colonial Infantry Division in 1914, at the beginning of the First World War.
[4] From October 1916 to February 1917, Leblois was a commander of the Armée française d'Orient, leading engagements on the Macedonian front.