The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Garbay, Pierre-François-Marie-Joseph
General
* 4th of October 1903
† 17th of July 1980
Promotions
| 1944-06-25 | Colonel |
| 1944-11-25 | Brigadier-General |
| 1948-04-20 | Major-General |
| 1955-06-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1958-08-01 | General |
Service
| 1940-09-26 | – | 1942-04-01 | Commanding Officer 3rd French Equatorial African March Battalion |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1942-05-06 | Commanding Officer Infantry, 2nd Light Free French Division |
| 1942-05-06 | – | 1943-08-08 | Assistant Commanding Officer 2nd Free French Brigade |
| 1943-08-08 | – | 1944-08-04 | Commanding Officer 2nd Free French Brigade |
| 1944-08-01 | – | 1944-11-20 | Commanding Officer Infantry, 1st March Infantry Division |
| 1944-11-20 | – | 1946-05-01 | General Officer Commanding 1st March Infantry Division |
| 1946-05-01 | – | 1947-06-19 | General Officer Commanding Divisional Element No. 1 |
| 1947-06-19 | – | 1948-01-02 | General Officer Commanding Madagascar |
| 1948-01-02 | – | 1949-05-27 | Commander in Chief Madagascar and Dependencies |
| 1949-05-25 | – | 1950-09-15 | Commanding in Chief French Territories in the Indian Ocean |
| 1950-09-15 | – | 1951-08-28 | At disposal of the Ministry of Overseas France |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-03-10 | General Officer Commanding Tunisia |
| 1954-03-10 | – | 1954-06-01 | Commander in Chief French West Africa |
| 1954-06-01 | – | 1959-04-28 | Military Councillor to the Minister of Overseas France |
| 1956-12-15 | – | 1961-04-01 | Inspector-General of Colonial of Overseas Forces |
| 1957-01-01 | – | 1961-04-01 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1957-01-14 | – | 1958-12-31 | Member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-09-01 | – | 1959-02-05 | Military-Governor of Paris |
| 1961-04-01 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération, Paris promotion: 25.12.1941 Lieutenant-Colonel