Montigny mitrailleuse
The Montigny mitrailleuse was an early type of crank-operated machine-gun developed by the Belgian gun works of Joseph Montigny between 1859 and 1870. It was an improved version of the "Mitrailleuse", () invented by Belgian Captain Fafschamps in 1851 which was a fixed 50-barrelled volley gun.
Frédéric Geille
Colonel Frédéric Cyrille Jules (Fred) Geille (Brest, November 19, 1896 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, July 21, 1976) () was a French military officer. Frédéric was the 1st French paratrooper and a Fighter pilot () of the French Air Force as well as a commander and founder of various units and initiatives. He is also considered as the Father of French paratroopers and the inventor of French High-Altitude Operational Jumpers ().