The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Schlesser, Guy
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of March 1896
† 14th of February 1970
Promotions
| 1938-09-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-25 | Colonel |
| 1944-11-25 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1945-09-01 | Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-11-25) |
| 1949-02-01 | Major-General |
| 1952-04-23 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1936-06-06 | – | 1939-09-03 | Attached to 2nd Bureau, Army General Staff |
| 1939-09-03 | – | 1940-06-06 | Attached to 5th Bureau, Army General Staff |
| 1940-06-06 | – | 1940-06-17 | Commanding Officer 31st Dragoon Regiment |
| 1940-06-17 | – | 1940-07-12 | Prisoner of War |
| 1940-07-12 | Escaped | ||
| 1940-08-07 | – | 1940-09-01 | Commanding Officer 18th Chasseurs Regiment |
| 1940-09-01 | – | 1942-11-29 | Commanding Officer 2nd Dragoon Regiment |
| 1942-11-29 | Demobilised | ||
| 1943-03-05 | Arrived in Algiers | ||
| 1943-03-26 | – | 1943-04-25 | Commanding Officer 9th African Chasseurs Regiment |
| 1943-04-25 | – | 1943-06-05 | Commanding Officer Support Brigade, 2nd Armoured Division |
| 1943-06-05 | – | 1944-11-XX | Commanding Officer Support Brigade, 5th Armoured Division |
| 1944-11-XX | – | 1945-04-22 | Commanding Officer Combat Command 4, 5th Armoured Division |
| 1945-05-14 | – | 1946-03-08 | General Officer Commanding 5th Armoured Division |
| 1946-03-08 | – | 1946-11-19 | Commandant of École Spéciale Interarmes |
| 1946-11-19 | – | 1948-12-22 | General Officer Commanding Territorial Division Alger [Algeria] |
| 1948-12-22 | – | 1950-05-31 | Commanding Officer 5th Armoured Division |
| 1950-05-31 | – | 1950-07-23 | Assistant Commander in Chief French Occupation Forces in Germany |
| 1950-07-23 | – | 1951-11-01 | Chief of Military Cabinet to the Minister of National Defence |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-08-13 | General Officer Commanding I Corps |
| 1951-08-28 | – | 1954-08-13 | General Officer Commanding Southern Territorial Zone, French Forces in Germany |
| 1954-08-13 | – | 1956-03-15 | At the disposal of the Minister of National Defence for organisational missions |
| 1956-03-15 | Retired |
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