The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Magnan, Joseph-Abraham-Auguste-Pierre-Edouard
General
* 11th of January 1896
† 10th of June 1976
Promotions
| 1938-12-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-25 | Colonel |
| 1943-05-08 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1944-08-31 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-09-01 | Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1943-05-08) |
| 1945-09-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-08-31) |
| 1947-02-20 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1954-05-01 | General |
Service
| 1938-11-25 | – | 1942-01-15 | Chief of Staff, Division Cochichine-Cambodge [Indochina] |
| 1942-01-15 | – | 1942-11-12 | Commanding Officer Moroccan Colonial Infantry Regiment [Morocco] |
| 1942-11-12 | – | 1942-11-20 | Arrested and interned for aiding the American landings in Morocco |
| 1942-11-20 | – | 1942-12-13 | On mission to Gibraltar |
| 1942-12-13 | – | 1943-02-17 | At the disposal of the Commander in Chief, North Africa |
| 1943-02-17 | – | 1943-07-20 | Commanding Officer Corps Franc d'Afrique |
| 1943-04-28 | – | 1943-05-08 | Liaison Officer with II American Corps |
| 1943-07-20 | – | 1943-08-01 | Assistant Chief of Staff, Free French Forces |
| 1943-08-01 | – | 1943-08-24 | Deputy General Officer Commanding Free French Divisions Group |
| 1943-08-24 | – | 1944-01-18 | Deputy General Officer Commanding II Corps |
| 1944-01-18 | – | 1944-12-25 | General Officer Commanding 9th Colonial Division |
| 1944-12-25 | – | 1945-03-13 | Attached to Colonial Troops Directorate, Ministry of War |
| 1945-03-13 | – | 1949-01-01 | Commander in Chief French West Africa |
| 1949-01-01 | – | 1951-08-28 | General Officer Commanding 9th Military Region |
| 1950-01-01 | – | 1951-12-31 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-09-01 | Military-Governor of Lyon |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-09-01 | General Officer Commanding 8th Military Region |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-09-01 | Inspector of 4th Defence Zone |
| 1954-07-21 | – | 1955-12-31 | Member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
| 1954-09-01 | – | 1957-01-11 | Inspector-General for the Defence of Metropolitan France |
| 1957-01-11 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Revue des troupes coloniales", 1946, no. 274