The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Colson, Louis-Antoine
General
* 27th of October 1875
† 7th of March 1951
Promotions
| 1919-09-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1922-12-25 | Colonel |
| 1927-06-29 | Brigadier-General |
| 1931-08-31 | Major-General |
| 1933-12-27 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1936-07-21 | General |
Service
| 1919-12-28 | – | 1921-01-22 | Staff Officer to Marshal Pétain as Vice-President of the Supreme War Council |
| 1921-01-22 | – | 1924-07-07 | Chief of Cabinet to the Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1924-07-07 | – | 1926-09-20 | Commanding Officer 9th Engineers Regiment |
| 1926-09-20 | – | 1926-11-23 | Attached to Secretariat-General of Supreme Council for National Defence |
| 1926-11-23 | – | 1929-11-16 | Assistant Secretary -General of Supreme Council for National Defence |
| 1929-11-16 | – | 1931-10-01 | Secretary-General of Supreme Council for National Defence |
| 1931-10-01 | – | 1933-11-16 | General Officer Commanding 12th Infantry Division |
| 1933-11-16 | – | 1935-01-18 | First Vice Chief of the Army General Staff |
| 1935-01-18 | – | 1940-06-17 | Chief of the Army General |
| 1936-07-21 | – | 1939-09-02 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1940-06-17 | – | 1940-07-12 | Minister-Secretary of State of War, Vichy |
| 1940-07-12 | – | 1940-09-06 | Secretary of State of War, Vichy |
| 1940-08-20 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Frederic Dumait