The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Niessel, Henri-Albert
General
* 24th of October 1866
† 26th of December 1955
Promotions
| 1915-08-22 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1915-12-23 | Brigadier-General |
| 1916-10-29 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1918-04-18 | Major-General |
| 1921-02-17 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1926-11-13 | General |
Service
| 1914-08-30 | – | 1915-02-08 | Commanding Officer 9th Zouaves March Regiment |
| 1915-02-08 | – | 1915-08-22 | Commanding Officer 121st Reserve Infantry Brigade |
| 1915-08-22 | – | 1916-02-26 | General Officer Commanding 58th Reserve Infantry Division |
| 1916-02-26 | – | 1916-10-29 | General Officer Commanding 37th Infantry Division |
| 1916-10-29 | – | 1917-08-22 | General Officer Commanding IX Corps |
| 1917-08-22 | – | 1918-05-26 | Head of the French Military Mission to Russia |
| 1918-05-26 | – | 1918-06-03 | On leave |
| 1918-06-03 | – | 1918-07-19 | General Officer Commanding XI Corps |
| 1918-07-19 | – | 1919-04-18 | On mission |
| 1919-04-18 | – | 1919-10-28 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps |
| 1919-05-21 | – | 1919-10-28 | General Officer Commanding 12th Military Region |
| 1919-10-28 | – | 1920-03-05 | President of the Inter-Allied Control Commission for Evacuation of German Troops from the Baltic States |
| 1920-03-05 | – | 1920-09-30 | General Officer Commanding XIX Corps |
| 1920-09-30 | – | 1921-12-23 | Head of the French Military Mission to Poland |
| 1922-03-24 | – | 1924-05-22 | General Officer Commanding IX Corps |
| 1924-05-22 | – | 1926-11-13 | Inspector-General of Aeronautics |
| 1926-11-13 | – | 1931-10-24 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1931-10-24 | Retired | ||
| 1939-09-02 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1939-10-01 | President of the Executive Committee of African Friendship |
| 1939-10-01 | Retired |