The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Hesdin, René de
General
* 30th of September 1890
† 7th of July 1966
Promotions
| 1936-12-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-25 | Colonel |
| 1943-03-19 | Brigadier-General |
| 1945-02-20 | Major-General |
| 1946-10-20 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, Military Government of Paris |
| 1939-11-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Army Group |
| 1940-08-20 | – | 1940-11-10 | Commanding Officer District Grasse |
| 1940-11-10 | – | 1941-05-25 | Commanding Officer Department Ardèche |
| 1941-05-25 | – | Commanding Officer 68th Artillery Regiment | |
| 1941-11-08 | – | 1942-11-20 | Chief of Staff, Tunesia |
| 1942-11-20 | – | 1943-03-19 | Commanding Officer Artillery, XIX Corps [Tunisia] |
| 1943-03-19 | – | 1944-01-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 3rd Algerian Division [Italy] |
| 1944-01-XX | – | 1944-07-03 | Chief of Staff, Corps Expéditionnaire Français [Italy] |
| 1944-07-03 | – | 1944-08-XX | Military Governor of Rome [Italy] |
| 1944-08-XX | – | 1944-12-15 | French Liaison Officer to 7th American Army |
| 1944-12-15 | – | 1946-03-XX | General Officer Commanding 4th Moroccan Mountain Division |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1949-09-30 | General Officer Commanding 8th Military Region |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1949-09-30 | Military Governor of Lyon |
| 1949-09-30 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.steinbach68.org/imgstein/hesdin.jpg