The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Philippe-François-Marie-Jacques
Marshal of France
* 22nd of November 1902
† 28th of November 1947
Promotions
| 1940-11-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-05-25 | Colonel |
| 1941-08-10 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1942-04-15 | Brigadier-General |
| 1943-05-25 | Major-General |
| 1945-04-08 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1945-03-25) |
| 1946-07-14 | General |
| 1952-08-23 | Marshal of France (Posthumously) |
Service
| 1940-08-27 | – | 1940-12-01 | Military-Governor of Cameroon |
| 1940-12-01 | – | 1941-08-10 | Commanding Officer Tchad |
| 1940-12-01 | – | 1941-08-10 | Commanding Officer Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment |
| 1941-08-10 | – | 1942-06-01 | General Officer Commanding French Equatorial Africa |
| 1942-06-01 | – | 1943-05-15 | General Officer Commanding Force L |
| 1943-05-15 | – | 1943-09-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Free Fren Division |
| 1943-09-01 | – | 1945-02-20 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Armoured Division |
| 1945-02-20 | – | 1945-08-18 | General Officer Commanding III Corps |
| 1945-08-18 | – | 1946-05-31 | Head of the French Military Mission, South-East Asia Command 18.08.45-12.07.46: General Officer Commanding Forces Francaises Extréme Orient |
| 1946-07-12 | – | 1947-04-12 | Inspector of Land Forces in North Africa |
| 1947-04-12 | – | 1947-11-28 | Inspector of the Armed Forces in North Africa |
| 1947-07-10 | – | 1947-11-28 | Member of the Supreme National Defence Council |
| 1947-11-28 | Killed in an air crash |
Picture source: Courtesy of Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération, Paris