The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Fernand-Marcel Fournier

Fournier, Fernand-Marcel

Major-General

* 1st of September 1890

† 23rd of November 1967

Promotions

1939-09-01 Colonel
1945-01-18 Temporary Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-09-25)
1945-09-01 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-09-25)
1946-04-01 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-08-25)
1948-11-24 Major-General (Dated back to 1947-01-01)

Service

1939-09-01 1939-11-14 Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Cabinet of the Minister of War
1939-11-14 1940-06-10 Commanding Officer 46th Infantry Regiment
1940-06-10 1941-05-25 Prisoner of War
1941-05-25 Released for reasons of health
1941-06-12 1941-06-17 On leave
1941-06-17 1942-09-12 Armistice leave
1942-09-12 1942-11-28 Attached to 15th Military Division
1942-12-01 1943-03-01 On leave
1943-03-01 1944-05-03 Armistice leave
1944-05-03 Arrested by the Germans
1944-05-03 1944-06-17 Imprisoned
1944-06-17 Released
1944-06-20 Joins the French Forces of the Interior
1944-08-15 1944-09-25 Chief of Staff, Sub-Region Dijon 2, French Forces of the Interior
1944-09-25 1946-04-01 Commanding Officer Sub-Division Group Besançon
1946-04-01 1946-10-01 Commanding Officer Sub-Division Besançon
1946-10-01 Retired