Pierre Émile Berdoulat (July 29, 1861 – November 24, 1930) was a French Divisional General who participated in World War I.

[7][8][9] On September 11, 1884, he graduated from high school,[10] and on October 1 of the same year, with the rank of second lieutenant, he was enlisted in the Troupes de la Marine.

[11] He then entered in the 4th Colonial Infantry Regiment in Toulon and took part in the fighting in the Sino-French War as well as pacification operations in Bình Thuận and Khánh Hòa.

[31] In July 1916, during the first days of the Battle of the Somme, Berdoulat's corps was able to advance 10 kilometers deep into enemy territory, capturing 85 guns and over 8,000 prisoners.

[32] By the end of 1917, the corps under the command of Berdoulat as part of the 10th Army of General Mangin advanced 30 kilometers deep into the front line, drove the Germans out of Guise, capturing 12,000 prisoners, 140 guns and a large amount of equipment.

[33][5] On February 18, 1919, he was appointed to the post of Military governor of Paris, replacing Division General Charles Emile Monnier.

[33] After Berdoulat reached the age limit for service,[2] on July 20, 1923, he was replaced in this position by divisional general Henri Joseph Gouraud.

[2][36][37] The farewell took place in the Val-de-Grâce church in the presence of the representative of the President of France, General Henri Lasson, the Minister of War André Maginot, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Maxime Weygand, almost all members of the Supreme Military Council, including Marshal Philippe Pétain, numerous military and civilians.

[2][38] On December 18 of the same year, he was replaced as a member of the Council of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by Divisional General Marie-Eugene Debeny.

[39] On September 9, 1935, on the square of Pinsaguel, with the participation of General Adolphe Guillaume, a bronze bust of Berdoul by the sculptor Auguste Seys was erected.