The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Antoine-Pierre-Etienne de Périer

Périer, Antoine-Pierre-Etienne de

Major-General

* 31st of October 1893

† 22nd of June 1968

Promotions

1936-03-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-19 Colonel (Dated back to 1940-06-25)
1943-06-01 Temporary Brigadier-General
1945-09-01 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1943-06-01)
1950-11-01 Major-General

Service

1939-09-02 1940-06-22 Deputy Chief of Staff, 3rd Army
1940-06-22 1940-07-02 Prisoner of War
1940-07-02 Escaped
1940-07-04 1940-07-15 Attached to 179th Colonial Infantry Depot
1940-07-15 1940-08-23 Commanding Officer 179th Colonial Infantry Depot
1940-08-23 1940-09-30 Chief of Staff, Southwestern Group of Colonial Camps
1940-09-30 1941-11-19 Chief of Staff to the Delegate-General of the Government in French Africa
1941-11-19 1942-10-01 Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces, North Africa
1942-10-01 1942-10-26 Attached to General Officer Commanding French West Africa
1942-10-26 1943-04-10 Commanding Officer 1st Brigade, Senegal-Mauritania Division
1943-04-10 1943-06-16 Commanding Officer 2nd Brigade, Senegal-Mauritania Division
1943-06-16 1943-08-24 Commanding Officer Infantry, 2nd Colonial Infantry Division
1943-08-24 1943-09-15 Commanding Officer Infantry, 10th Colonial Infantry Division
1943-09-15 1944-10-25 Inspector of Colonial Troops in North Africa & Levant
1944-10-25 1946-05-21 Inspector of Colonial Troops
1946-05-21 1946-09-17 Assistant General Officer Commanding 4th Military Region
1946-09-17 1947-07-22 Assistant Commander in Chief French Forces in the Far East
1947-07-22 1947-11-01 General Officer Commanding French Land Forces, Far East
1947-11-01 1948-06-10 Assistant Commander in Chief French Forces in the Far East
1948-07-03 1948-07-22 In transit
1948-07-23 1948-11-22 On leave
1948-11-22 1949-02-23 At disposal
1949-02-23 1949-09-19 Member of the Permanent Military Tribunal
1949-09-19 1950-10-31 At disposal
1950-10-31 Retired