The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Merlin, Lucien-Léon-Jules-Marie
Major-General
* 20th of June 1890
† 24th of October 1982
Promotions
| 1937-05-21 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-25 | Colonel |
| 1942-12-25 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1945-09-01 | Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1942-12-25) |
| 1945-12-25 | Major-General |
Service
| 1937-05-21 | – | 1939-08-29 | Commanding Officer 41st Engineers Battalion |
| 1937-05-21 | – | 1939-08-29 | Chief of Communications, Morocco |
| 1939-08-29 | – | 1940-08-01 | Chief of Communication, French North African Theatre of Operations |
| 1940-08-01 | – | 1940-09-12 | Commanding Officer 19th Engineers Regiment |
| 1940-09-12 | – | 1941-12-16 | Commanding Officer 41st Engineers Battalion |
| 1941-12-16 | – | 1942-11-15 | Chief of Communications, French North Africa |
| 1942-11-15 | – | 1943-07-01 | Chief of Communications, Armed Forces, French North Africa |
| 1942-11-15 | – | 1943-08-24 | Chief of Communications, Army Detachment Tunisia |
| 1943-08-24 | – | 1943-11-04 | Chief of Communications, French Expeditionary Corps [Italy] |
| 1943-11-04 | – | 1945-04-04 | Chief of Communications, Armed Forces |
| 1943-11-04 | – | 1945-04-04 | Director-General of Communications Services, Commissariat of War |
| 1944-04-22 | – | 1945-04-04 | Chief of Communications, French North Africa |
| 1945-04-04 | – | 1947-09-05 | Inspector of Communications |
| 1947-09-05 | – | 1948-06-25 | Inspector of Communications Equipment & Technical Services |
| 1948-06-25 | – | 1949-06-20 | Chief of Mission for Telecommunications in North Africa |
| 1949-06-20 | Retired |
Picture source: http://cailloutendre.unblog.net/images/2007/08/merlin-petit.jpg