The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Joseph-Abraham-Auguste-Pierre-Edouard Magnan

Magnan, Joseph-Abraham-Auguste-Pierre-Edouard

General

* 11th of January 1896

† 10th of June 1976

Promotions

1942-03-XX Colonel
1943-05-XX Brigadier-General
1944-08-31 Major-General
1947-02-20 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-02-XX 1941-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Division Cochichine-Cambodge [Indochina]
1942-01-XX 1943-XX-XX Commanding Officer Morroccan Colonial Infantry Regiment [Morocco]
1943-04-28 1943-05-08 Liaison Officer with II Americab Corps
1943-07-XX 1943-08-XX Assistant Chief of Staff, Free French Forces
1943-08-XX 1943-XX-XX General Officer Commander in Chief Madagascar
1944-01-XX 1945-03-XX General Officer Commanding 9th Colonial Division
1945-03-XX 1949-01-XX Commander in Chief French West Africa
1949-01-XX 1951-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 9th Military Region
1950-01-01 1951-12-31 Member of the Supreme War Council
1951-XX-XX 1954-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 4th Military Region
1954-XX-XX 1957-XX-XX Inspector-General for the Defence of Metropolis France
1957-01-11 Retired
Picture source: From: "Revue des troupes coloniales", 1946, no. 274