The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Legentilhomme, Paul-Louis-Victor-Marie
General
* 26th of March 1884
† 23rd of May 1975
Promotions
| 1929-12-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-06-25 | Colonel |
| 1938-12-23 | Brigadier-General |
| 1941-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1943-03-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-01-16 | General |
Service
| 1929-XX-XX | – | 1931-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, 3rd Colonial Infantry Division |
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1938-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 4th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment |
| 1938-12-01 | – | 1939-01-20 | Attending the Centre des Hautes Études Militaires |
| 1939-01-20 | – | 1940-07-27 | General Officer Commanding French Somalia |
| 1939-09-03 | – | 1940-07-27 | Commander in Chief Allied Forces in Somalia |
| 1941-02-01 | – | 1941-04-15 | General Officer Commanding Free French Forces in Sudan & Eritrea |
| 1941-04-15 | – | 1941-08-21 | General Officer Commanding 1st Free French Division [Syria] |
| 1941-08-21 | – | 1941-09-25 | Commander in Chief Free French Africa |
| 1941-09-25 | – | 1942-12-01 | National Commissioner of War |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-08-05 | High Commissioner of the French possessions in the Indian Ocean |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-08-05 | Governor-General of Madagascar |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-08-05 | General Officer Commander in Chief Madagascar |
| 1943-08-05 | – | 1943-10-02 | Assistant Commissioner of National Defence |
| 1943-10-02 | – | 1943-11-09 | Commissioner of National Defence |
| 1943-11-09 | – | 1944-06-27 | At disposal |
| 1944-06-27 | – | 1945-07-20 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Military Region |
| 1945-07-20 | – | 1947-07-20 | Military-Governor of Paris |
| 1945-07-20 | – | 1946-03-15 | General Officer Commanding Paris Military Region |
| 1946-03-15 | – | 1947-04-20 | General Officer Commanding 1st Military Region |
| 1947-04-20 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération, Paris