The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Marie-Eugène Debeney

Debeney, Marie-Eugène

General

* 5th of May 1864

† 8th of November 1943

Promotions

1914-08-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1914-09-19 Temporary Colonel
1914-11-01 Colonel
1915-05-08 Temporary Brigadier-General
1915-11-25 Brigadier-General
1916-04-05 Temporary Major-General
1916-12-31 Major-General
1928-04-05 General

Service

1914-08-02 1914-09-17 First Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1914-09-17 1915-01-05 Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1915-01-06 1915-05-08 Chief of Staff, Eastern Provisional Group
1915-05-08 1918-05-18 General Officer Commanding 57th Reserve Infantry Division
1915-05-18 1916-04-04 General Officer Commanding 25th Infantry Division
1916-04-04 1916-09-19 General Officer Commanding XXXVIII Corps
1916-09-19 1916-12-19 General Officer Commanding XXXII Corps
1916-12-19 1917-05-02 General Officer Commanding 7th Army
1917-05-02 1917-12-23 Chief of Staff, Northern & North-Eastern Armies
1917-12-23 1919-06-01 General Officer Commanding 1st Army
1919-01-22 1919-03-20 General Officer Commanding 6th Military Region
1919-06-01 1924-01-08 Commandant of the École Supérieure de Guerre
1919-06-01 1924-12-02 Director of the Centre des Hautes Études Militaires
1920-01-30 1934-05-05 Member of the Supreme War Council
1922-01-09 1924-02-07 Inspector-General of Schools
1924-01-08 1930-01-02 Chief of the Army General Staff
1934-05-05 1943-11-08 Unemployed
Picture source: http://www.military-photos.com/DEBENEY.jpg