The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Engineer-General 1st Class Paul-Gabriel Arnaud

Arnaud, Paul-Gabriel

Engineer-General 1st Class

* 20th of September 1885

† 4th of August 1954

Promotions

1930-03-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-03-25 Colonel
1939-12-09 Brigadier-General
1941-12-29 Engineer-General 2nd Class
1942-05-20 Engineer-General 1st Class

Service

Director at Ècole Supérieure Technique d'Artillerie
Commanding Officer 1st Artillery Regiment
1938-07-05 1938-10-15 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate-General of Territorial Air Defence
1938-10-15 1939-09-02 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate-General of Territorial Air Defence, Fighter Aviation & Anti-Aircraft Defences
1939-09-02 1939-10-20 Adjutant-General, General Headquarters of the Air Force
1939-10-20 1940-02-15 Commanding Officer Artillery, 6th North African Division
1940-02-15 1940-06-29 Commanding Officer Artillery, XXIII Corps
1940-06-29 1940-09-01 Commanding Officer Sub-Division Tulle
1940-09-01 1940-11-10 Commanding Officer Artillery, 13th Military Region
1940-11-10 1940-11-16 Commanding Officer Artillery, 13th Military Division
1940-11-16 1942-04-22 Inspector-General of Materials Services
1942-04-22 1943-06-15 Inspector of Central Materials Services
1943-06-15 Leaves France
1943-06-25 Joins the Free French in Great Britain
1944-05-XX 1945-03-26 Inspector-General of Education & Experimental Techniques, French North Africa
1945-03-26 1945-09-05 Director-General of Disarmament Control, French Zone [Germany]
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