The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Eugène-Jules-Octave Balourdet

Balourdet, Eugène-Jules-Octave

Major-General

* 28th of March 1884

† 17th of September 1957

Promotions

1928-12-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1933-06-25 Colonel
1938-03-22 Brigadier-General
1945-12-28 Major-General (Dated back to 1942-03-28)

Service

1928-XX-XX 1930-04-06 Attached to the 1st Bureau, General Staff
1931-11-16 Attached to the Secretariat-General of the Supreme Council of National Defence
1932-XX-XX Professor at Centre dés Hautes Études Militaire
1934-XX-XX 1936-09-07 Commanding Officer 155th Artillery Regiment
1936-09-07 Attached to Secretariat-General, Ministry of War
1939-03-10 1939-09-03 Commanding Officer 7th Artillery Brigade
1939-09-03 1940-07-11 Commanding Officer Artillery, VII Corps
1940-07-11 1940-11-10 Commanding Officer Artillery, 16th Military Regiment
1940-11-10 1942-01-01 Assistant General Officer Commanding 16th Military Division
1942-01-01 1945-12-28 On leave
1945-12-28 Retired