The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Hesdin, René de
Lieutenant-General
* 30th of September 1890
† 7th of July 1966
Promotions
| 1936-12-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-25 | Colonel |
| 1943-03-19 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1945-02-20 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-09-01 | Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1943-03-19) |
| 1945-09-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1945-02-20) |
| 1946-10-20 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, Military-Government of Paris |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-07-06 | Head of 1st Bureau, 1st Army Group |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-07-06 | Head of 4th Bureau, 1st Army Group |
| 1940-07-06 | – | 1940-08-20 | Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of 9th & 12th Military Regions |
| 1940-08-20 | – | 1940-11-10 | Commanding Officer District Grasse |
| 1940-11-10 | – | 1941-05-24 | Commanding Officer Department Ardèche |
| 1941-05-24 | – | 1942-11-08 | Commanding Officer 68th Artillery Regiment |
| 1941-11-08 | – | 1942-11-20 | Chief of Staff, Tunisia |
| 1942-11-20 | – | 1943-03-19 | Commanding Officer Artillery, XIX Corps [Tunisia] |
| 1943-03-19 | – | 1943-12-28 | Commanding Officer Artillery, 3rd Algerian Division [Italy] |
| 1943-12-28 | – | 1944-06-17 | Chief of Staff, Army B |
| 1943-12-28 | – | 1944-06-17 | Chief of Staff, French Expeditionary Corps [Italy] |
| 1944-06-17 | – | 1944-08-04 | Commanding Officer Rome Garrison [Italy] |
| 1944-08-04 | – | 1944-09-30 | Chief of the French Military Mission, 7th US Army |
| 1944-09-30 | – | 1945-01-08 | Chief of the French Military Mission, 6th US Army Group |
| 1945-01-08 | – | 1946-03-15 | General Officer Commanding 4th Moroccan Mountain Division |
| 1946-03-15 | – | 1949-09-30 | General Officer Commanding 8th Military Region |
| 1946-03-15 | – | 1949-09-30 | Military-Governor of Lyon |
| 1949-09-30 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.steinbach68.org/imgstein/hesdin.jpg