The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Giraud, Henri-Honoré
General
* 18th of January 1879
† 11th of March 1949
Promotions
| 1924-06-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-06-25 | Colonel |
| 1930-12-22 | Brigadier-General |
| 1934-03-11 | Major-General |
| 1936-04-11 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-06-03 | General |
Service
| – | 1927-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 17th Algerian Regiment [Morocco] | |
| 1927-10-20 | – | 1930-XX-XX | Professor at the École de Guerre |
| 1930-03-01 | – | 1934-04-18 | Commanding Officer Morocco-Algerian Border Area |
| 1934-04-18 | – | 1936-04-11 | General Officer Commanding Division Oran [Morocco] |
| 1936-04-11 | – | 1939-09-03 | General Officer Commanding 6th Military Region |
| 1936-04-11 | – | 1939-09-03 | Military Governor of Metz |
| 1939-06-03 | – | 1939-09-02 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-05-19 | General Officer Commanding 7th Army |
| 1940-05-19 | General Officer Commanding 9th Army | ||
| 1940-05-19 | – | 1942-04-17 | Prisoner of War Germany |
| 1942-04-17 | Escaped | ||
| 1942-12-26 | – | 1943-06-22 | Commander in Chief French North Africa |
| 1943-06-22 | – | 1943-08-04 | Commander in Chief French North & West Africa |
| 1943-06-30 | – | 1943-10-03 | Co-President of the French Committee of National Liberation |
| 1943-08-04 | – | 1944-04-04 | Commander in Chief of the Military Forces |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1949-03-11 | Member of Supreme War Council |
Picture source: Courtesy by Frederic Dumait