The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Ely, Paul-Henri-Romuald
General
* 17th of December 1897
† 16th of January 1975
Promotions
| 1945-05-08 | Temporary Major-General (Dated back to 1945-03-25) promotion: 20.05.1946 Major-General |
Service
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | French Liaison Officer to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
| 1945-XX-XX | Director of Infantry, Ministry of War | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Director of the Military Cabinet, Ministry of the Army |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 7th Military Region |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1949-XX-XX | Chief of Staff to General de Lattre de Tassigny |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | French Representative on the Military Committee, Western Union |
| 1953-XX-XX | Head of the French Military Mission to USA | ||
| 1953-08-18 | – | 1954-06-03 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1954-XX-XX | President of Chief of Staffs' Committee |
| 1954-04-10 | – | 1955-03-01 | General-Commissioner of Indochina |
| 1954-04-10 | – | 1955-03-01 | Commander in Chief Indochina |
| 1956-03-02 | – | 1958-05-16 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1956-03-02 | – | 1958-05-16 | Inspector-General of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | President of Chief of Staffs' Committee |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | Inspector-General of the Armed Forces |
| 1959-XX-XX | – | 1961-XX-XX | Chief of National Defence Staff |
| 1961-XX-XX | Retired |
Picture source: From "Current Biography, 1954"