The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Léon-Edmond Laurent

Laurent, Léon-Edmond

Brigadier-General

* 22nd of March 1888

† 3rd of July 1967

(Armée de l'Air)

Promotions

1933-03-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-03-15 Brigadier-General

Service

1933-XX-XX At disposal of the Commanding Officer of General Reserve Fighter Aviation
1933-XX-XX At disposal of the Inspector-General of Air Forces Overseas
1933-10-01 Attached to 31st Air Regiment
1934-XX-XX Attached to 31st Air Demi-Brigade
1934-02-19 1934-03-24 Attending the Centre d'Études de l'Armée de l'Air
1936-08-04 Commanding Officer 31st Air Squadron
1936-08-04 Attached to 1st Air Region
1938-09-21 1939-08-24 Commanding Officer 8th Air Brigade
1939-08-24 1939-09-02 At disposal
1939-09-02 1940-04-08 Commanding Officer Air Forces, 4th Army
1939-09-02 1940-04-08 Commanding Officer Air Defences, 4th Army
1940-03-22 Placed on terminal leave, but remained employed
1940-04-08 1940-07-30 First Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
1940-07-30 1945-03-22 Placed on terminal leave
1945-03-22 Retired
1945-05-29 Recalled
1945-05-29 1945-06-08 Member of the Commission to Review the situation & hearing explanations of General & Senior Officers returning from Germany
1945-06-08 1945-07-29 Chief of the Air Section, French Military Government in Germany
1945-07-29 Retired