The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Paul-Henri Dumas

Dumas, Paul-Henri

Major-General

* 17th of September 1894

† 19th of November 1964

Promotions

1939-09-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-22 Colonel
1944-03-24 Temporary Brigadier-General
1945-09-01 Brigadier-General (dated back to 1944-03-24)
1950-08-16 Major-General

Service

1939-09-03 1939-12-27 Attached to 3rd Bureau, 4th Army
1939-12-27 1940-06-26 Deputy Chief of Staff, 4th Army
1940-06-26 1940-11-07 Attached to the Inspector of 17th & 18th Military Regions
1940-11-07 1941-02-16 Deputy Chief of Staff, 2nd Group of Military Divisions
1942-02-16 1942-11-17 Commanding Officer 65th African Artillery Regiment
1942-11-17 1943-06-09 Commanding Officer Artillery, March Division Alger
1943-06-09 1943-07-16 Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Algerian Infantry Division
1943-07-16 1944-04-29 Commanding Officer Artillery, 7th Algerian Infantry Division
1944-04-29 1945-07-10 Commanding Officer Artillery, I Corps
1945-07-10 1946-05-30 Commanding Officer French Occupation Troops in Vorarlberg
1946-05-30 1949-05-20 Assistant General Officer Commanding 2nd Military Region
1949-05-20 1950-08-15 Commanding Officer Non-Divisional Group, 2nd Military Region
1950-08-16 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Philippe Velay