The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Agathon-Jules-Joseph Deligne

Deligne, Agathon-Jules-Joseph

Lieutenant-General

* 17th of January 1890

† 17th of February 1961

Promotions

1932-12-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1937-06-24 Colonel
1940-06-01 Temporary Brigadier-General
1940-09-01 Reverted to Colonel
1941-02-20 Brigadier-General
1942-10-20 Major-General
1949-01-17 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-09-02 1940-05-31 Commanding Officer Infantry, 70th Infantry Division
1940-05-31 1940-08-22 General Officer Commanding 236th Light Infantry Division
1940-08-22 1940-11-10 Assistant General Officer Commanding 8th Military Region
1940-11-10 1942-01-01 Assistant General Officer Commanding 9th Military Division
1942-01-01 1942-10-21 General Officer Commanding Corsica
1942-10-21 1942-11-15 Assistant General Officer Commanding Tunisia
1942-11-15 1943-01-31 General Officer Commanding March Division Algiers [Algeria]
1943-02-20 1943-08-28 General Officer Commanding Territorial Division Algiers [Algeria]
1943-08-28 1943-12-15 On leave
1943-12-15 1944-08-29 General Officer Commanding Territorial Division Algiers [Algeria]
1944-08-29 1947-01-16 General Officer Commanding 1st Military Region
1947-01-16 1948-06-25 General Officer Commanding Paris Military Region
1948-06-25 1949-01-17 Inspector-General of Infantry
1949-01-17 Retired