The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Moïse-Germain-Louis Jousse

Jousse, Moïse-Germain-Louis

Lieutenant-General

* 20th of November 1895

† 21st of March 1988

Promotions

1941-09-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-06-25 Colonel
1944-03-25 Temporary Brigadier-General
1946-04-20 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1946-03-25)
1946-05-30 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-03-25)
1946-05-30 Major-General (Dated back to 1946-03-25)
1952-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1942-11-22 1944-10-28 Member of the Military Liaison Mission
1943-04-01 1943-06-15 Chief of Staff, Free French Mission to Algiers
1943-04-XX 1943-06-XX Chief of Staff to General Catroux
1943-06-XX 1943-08-XX Deputy Chief of Staff to General de Gaulle
1944-10-28 1944-12-18 Attached to the Directorate-General for Studies & Research
1944-12-18 1946-12-31 Director of the Service of Studies & Inquiries
1946-12-31 1947-05-23 Chief of Private General Staff to the Minister of National Defence
1947-05-23 1948-06-25 On leave
1948-06-25 1950-05-31 Assistant Commander in Chief French Forces in Germany
1950-05-31 1955-11-20 General Officer Commanding 5th Military Region
1955-09-15 1955-11-20 Inspector of 2nd Defence Zone
1955-11-20 Retired
1961-04-28 Recalled
1961-04-28 1961-07-31 Recalled, Deputy Member of the Supreme Military Tribunal
1961-07-31 Retired
1962-02-13 1962-05-26 Recalled
1962-02-13 1962-05-26 Member of the Supreme Military Tribunal
1962-05-26 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Laurent Laloup