The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Léon-Jean Chappuis

Chappuis, Léon-Jean

Major-General

* 14th of August 1896

† 19th of August 1953

Promotions

1941-03-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-25 Colonel
1944-12-25 Temporary Brigadier-General
1945-09-01 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-12-25)
1951-06-01 Major-General

Service

1940-11-10 1941-04-26 Chief of Staff, Department Hautes-Pyrénées
1941-04-26 1942-02-05 Attached to 17th Military Division
1942-02-05 1942-04-22 Attached to the Directorate of Materials
1942-04-22 1942-12-01 Chief of 4th Section, Cabinet, Secretariat of State for War
1942-12-01 Demobilised
1942-12-01 1943-03-01 On leave
1943-03-01 1943-06-XX Armistice
1943-06-05 1944-10-12 Commanding Officer 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
1944-10-12 1946-02-01 Commanding Officer Infantry, 2nd Moroccan Division
1946-02-01 1946-11-19 Commandant of École Militaire Interarmes de Perfectionnement des Officiers
1946-11-19 1949-05-20 Assistant General Officer Commanding 1st Military Region
1949-05-20 1951-07-01 Commanding Officer Non-Divisional Group, 1st Military Region
1951-07-01 1953-08-19 Assistant General Officer Commanding 1st Military Region