The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Ely, Paul-Henri-Romuald
General
* 17th of December 1897
† 16th of January 1975
Promotions
| 1942-11-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-12-30 | Temporary Colonel (Dated back to 1944-06-25) |
| 1945-05-08 | Temporary Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1945-03-25) |
| 1945-09-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-06-25) |
| 1945-09-01 | Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1945-03-25) promotion: 20.05.1946 Major-General |
| 1949-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1953-08-01 | General |
Service
| 1941-06-13 | – | 1942-11-28 | Commanding Officer 10th Chasseurs Battalion |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-01-28 | On leave |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-07-15 | Commanding Officer Ain, Organisation Résistance de l'Armée |
| 1943-03-01 | – | 1943-04-08 | Armistice leave |
| 1943-04-08 | – | 1943-08-24 | Attached to Army Liquidation Organisation |
| 1943-04-15 | – | 1943-07-15 | Clandestine Representative in Army Liquidation Organisation, Organisation Résistance de l'Armée |
| 1943-07-15 | – | 1944-08-20 | Assistant Commanding Officer Southern Zone, Organisation Résistance de l'Armée |
| 1943-08-24 | – | 1943-10-15 | Chief of French Liaison Delegation to Italian Armistice Commission |
| 1943-10-15 | – | 1943-11-12 | Chief of Staff, Regional Military Commissariat Châteauroux |
| 1944-08-21 | – | 1945-03-23 | Assistant Director of the French Forces of the Interior |
| 1945-03-23 | – | 1945-12-08 | Director of Infantry, Ministry of War |
| 1945-12-08 | – | 1946-07-05 | Attached to the Military Cabinet to the Minister of the Army |
| 1946-07-05 | – | 1947-03-27 | Director of the Military Cabinet to the Minister of the Army |
| 1947-03-27 | – | 1947-09-18 | At disposal of the Inspector-General of the Army |
| 1947-09-18 | – | 1948-01-28 | General Officer Commanding 7th Military Region |
| 1948-01-28 | – | 1949-05-29 | Chief of Staff to the Inspector-General of the Army |
| 1949-05-29 | – | 1949-10-02 | at disposal of the President of the Council of Ministers |
| 1949-10-02 | – | 1953-08-18 | French Representative on the Military Committee, Nato |
| 1953-08-18 | – | 1954-06-03 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1953-10-26 | – | 1959-02-12 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1954-04-10 | – | 1955-05-27 | General-Commissioner of Indochina |
| 1954-04-10 | – | 1955-05-27 | Commander in Chief Indochina |
| 1955-05-27 | – | 1955-12-31 | Member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
| 1956-03-02 | – | 1958-05-16 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1956-03-02 | – | 1958-05-16 | Inspector-General of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | President of Chief of Staffs' Committee |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-02-11 | Inspector-General of the Armed Forces |
| 1958-12-17 | Retired, but remained employed | ||
| 1959-02-12 | – | 1961-07-28 | Chief of National Defence Staff |
| 1961-07-28 | Retired |
Picture source: From "Current Biography, 1954"