The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Marcel Dagnan

Dagnan, Marcel

Major-General

* 8th of June 1885

† 20th of May 1978

Promotions

1931-06-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-03-25 Colonel
1940-06-25 Brigadier-General
1942-02-20 Major-General

Service

1931-XX-XX Chief of Staff, French Equatorial African Group
1931-12-08 Attached to 52nd Indochinese Machine-Gun Regiment
1935-05-XX Inspector of Administrative Affairs in Tchad
1936-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment
1938-XX-XX Commanding Officer Tchad
1939-XX-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Colonial Infantry Regiment
1939-XX-XX Commanding Officer Provisional Defence Sector Dagnan
1939-09-02 1939-11-14 Commanding Officer Provisional Defence Sector Sarre-Union
1939-11-14 1940-06-14 Commanding Officer Defence Sector La Sarre
1940-06-14 1940-06-24 Commanding Officer Group Dagnan
1940-06-24 1941-10-02 Prisoner of War
1941-10-02 Released for reasons of health
1941-10-06 1942-01-11 Convalescing
1942-01-11 1943-07-03 Commanding Officer Group Dahomey-Togo-Niger
1943-07-03 1945-05-10 General Officer Commanding Division Sénégal-Mauritanie
1944-06-08 Retired, but remained employed
1945-05-16 1945-08-16 On leave
1945-08-16 Retired Top