The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Engineer-General 1st Class Paul-Claude-Marie-Ernest Ancelme

Ancelme, Paul-Claude-Marie-Ernest

Engineer-General 1st Class

* 20th of January 1889

† 16th of February 1971

Promotions

1934-12-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-03-24 Colonel
1940-11-24 Chief Engineer 1st Class
1943-05-20 Engineer-General 2nd Class
1944-10-01 Reverted to Chief Engineer 1st Class
1944-12-03 Engineer-General 2nd Class (Dated back to 1943-05-20)
1949-02-09 Engineer-General 1st Class (Retired)(Dated back to 1946-07-01)

Service

1934-05-07 1940-03-14 Attached to Artillery Technical Section, Army General Staff
1940-03-14 1940-05-07 Commanding Officer 97th Artillery Regiment
1940-05-07 1940-08-19 Commanding Officer 322nd Artillery Regiment
1940-08-19 1940-11-24 Commanding Officer 35th Artillery Regiment
1940-11-24 1942-04-23 Director of the Technical Inspection for Material Service, North Africa
1942-04-23 1942-11-24 Assistant Chief of 3rd Technical Inspection District, Material Service, Algeria
1942-11-24 1943-04-01 Attached to the Central Inspection of Material Service
1943-04-01 1944-08-27 Regional Director of Material Service, Lyon
1944-08-27 1944-12-03 At disposal
1944-12-03 1946-01-15 Director of Material Service, 5th Military Region
1946-01-15 1946-06-16 Director of Material Service, 1st Military Region
1946-06-16 Retired