The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Charles-Raoul Magrin-Vernerey dit Monclar

Magrin-Vernerey dit Monclar, Charles-Raoul

Lieutenant-General

* 7th of February 1892

† 3rd of June 1964

Promotions

1938-06-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-06-21 Temporary Colonel
1941-08-10 Temporary Brigadier-General
1942-06-22 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1941-12-25)
1945-06-10 Temporary Major-General
1945-09-01 Major-General (Dated back to 1945-06-10)
1950-02-20 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-08-25 1940-02-25 Attached to 4th Foreign Legion Regiment
1940-02-25 1941-06-15 Commanding Officer 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
1940-06-21 Joins the Free French
1940-06-22 1940-08-26 Commanding Officer 1st Free French Brigade
1940-08-26 1941-06-02 Commanding Officer 1st Mixed French Brigade
1941-06-02 1941-07-24 Commanding Officer Infantry, 1st Free French Division
1941-07-24 1941-10-27 Commanding Officer Djebel Druze Forces [Syria]
1941-10-27 1942-12-08 Commanding Officer Alaouite Forces [Syria]
1942-12-08 1943-11-11 Commanding Officer French Land Forces in Great Britain
1943-11-11 1945-05-02 Assistant General Officer Commander in Chief Levant
1945-05-02 1945-06-10 Delegate of the French High Commissioner in the Levant
1945-06-10 1946-01-16 Assistant General Officer Commander in Chief Levant
1946-01-16 1946-04-09 Acting General Officer Commander in Chief Levant
1946-04-09 1946-05-21 At the disposal of the Minister of the Armed Forces
1946-05-21 1948-01-28 Assistant General Officer Commanding 10th Military Division
1948-01-28 1948-06-25 : At the disposal of the Minister of the Armed Forces
1948-06-25 1951-02-07 Inspector-General of the Foreign Legion
1950-10-19 1951-01-21 General Officer Commanding French Land Forces in Korea
1951-02-07 Retired, but remained employed
1952-01-21 1952-05-29 On leave
1952-05-29 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley