The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Jean-Etienne Valluy

Valluy, Jean-Etienne

General

* 15th of May 1899

† 4th of January 1970

Promotions

1941-10-15 Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1941-03-25)
1943-02-02 Temporary Colonel (Dated back to 1942-12-25)
1944-09-15 Temporary Brigadier-General
1945-09-01 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1944-09-15)
1946-03-25 Major-General
1947-02-20 Lieutenant-General
1956-11-01 General

Service

1940-06-24 1941-07-22 Prisoner of War
1941-07-22 Released
1941-11-27 1942-11-05 Deputy Chief of Staff, French West Africa
1942-11-05 1943-03-06 Commanding Officer 7th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment
1943-03-06 1943-06-01 Chief of Staff, French West Africa
1943-06-01 1943-07-21 Commanding Officer 18th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment
1943-07-21 1943-08-01 Assistant Deputy Chief of Army General Staff
1943-08-01 1944-06-10 Director of Colonial Troops
1944-06-10 1944-08-15 Deputy Chief of Staff, Army B
1944-08-15 1944-09-15 Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1944-09-15 1945-02-20 Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1945-02-20 1946-03-01 General Officer Commanding 9th Colonial Division [Germany - Indochina]
1946-03-01 1946-04-01 General Officer Commanding Landing Corps Tonkin [Indochina]
1946-04-01 1946-07-25 General Officer Commanding Northern Indochina & Laos
1946-07-25 1947-02-10 Commander in Chief Far East
1948-05-01 1952-05-15 Inspector of Overseas Land Forces
1948-05-01 1952-05-15 Inspector-General of Colonial Troops
1950-12-15 1952-05-17 Military Advisor to the Minister of State for Relations with Associated States
1951-05-18 1953-12-31 Member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
1952-01-01 1953-12-31 Member of the Supreme War Council
1952-05-17 1953-09-02 Assistant Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
1953-09-02 1956-10-01 Head of the French Delegation at NATO Council
1956-10-01 1960-05-15 Commander in Chief Allied Forces Central Europe
1960-05-15 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous