Etienne Baele

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| birth_date = {{birth year|1891}}

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1975|1891}}

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| allegiance = {{flag|Belgium}}

| branch = Belgian Army

| serviceyears = 1912–1952

| rank = Lieutenant general

| commands = {{unbulleted list|Chairman of the NATO Chief of Staffs' Committee}}

| battles = World War I

World War II

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Lt. General Etienne Baele (29 April 1891 – 1975) was chief of staff of the Belgian army"Eisenhower Returns", Life, 22 January 1951, p. 35. and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1951 to 1952.[http://www.nato.int/cv/milcom/chair.htm Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee.] NATO. Retrieved 19 December 2016.