The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Gaston-Émile Fournier

Fournier, Gaston-Émile

Major-General

* 21st of November 1873

† 27th of January 1960

Promotions

1916-10-04 Lieutenant-Colonel
1920-07-21 Colonel
1927-08-02 Brigadier-General
1932-12-23 Major-General

Service

1916-07-XX 1916-12-XX Head of 2nd Bureau, General Headquarters
1917-04-XX 1917-11-05 Chief Liaison Officer between General Headquarters and the Government
1917-11-05 1918-03-26 Commanding Officer 14th Chasseurs Group
1918-03-26 1918-04-22 Acting General Officer Commanding 77th Infantry Division
1918-04-22 1918-07-20 Deputy Chief of Staff, 3rd Army
1918-07-20 1918-12-07 Commanding Officer Infantry, 77th Infantry Division
1926-07-19 1927-11-23 Commanding Officer Infantry, 15th Infantry Division
1927-11-23 1927-12-19 At disposal of the Resident-General in Morocco
1927-12-19 1929-05-03 Chief of the Military Cabinet to the Resident-General in Morocco
1929-04-26 1929-06-26 On leave
1929-XX-XX 1935-11-21 General Officer Commanding Corsica
1929-XX-XX 1935-11-21 Commanding Officer Sub-Division Corsica
1935-11-21 Retired
1939-09-02 Recalled
1939-09-02 1939-11-01 Commanding Officer Sub-Divisions Group Nice
1939-09-02 1939-11-01 Commandant of Nice
1939-11-01 Retired