The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry-Jules-Jean Martin

Martin, Henry-Jules-Jean

Lieutenant-General

* 27th of October 1888

† 24th of June 1984

Promotions

1932-06-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-06-24 Colonel
1940-06-01 Temporary Brigadier-General
1940-06-25 Brigadier-General
1942-05-20 Major-General
1943-08-25 Temporary Lieutenant-General

Service

1935-XX-XX 1937-XX-XX Commanding Officer 80th Infantry Regiment
1938-06-05 1939-09-02 Chief of Staff, 9th Military Region
1939-09-02 1940-02-06 Chief of Staff, IX Corps
1940-02-06 1940-05-24 Commanding Officer Infantry, 63rd Infantry Division
1940-05-24 1940-06-20 General Officer Commanding 87th African Infantry Division
1940-06-29 1940-08-18 Commanding Officer Sub-Division Châteauroux
1940-08-18 1943-05-01 General Officer Commanding Territorial Division Marrakech [Morocco]
1940-08-18 1943-05-01 General Officer Commanding Marrakech Region [Morocco]
1943-05-01 1943-06-01 General Officer Commanding 3rd Moroccan Division
1943-06-01 1943-08-30 General Officer Commanding 1st Moroccan Mountain Division
1943-08-30 1944-08-10 General Officer Commanding I Corps [Corsica]
1944-08-10 1944-08-30 At disposal
1944-08-30 1946-03-15 General Officer Commanding 19th Military Region [Algeria]
1944-08-30 1945-06-27 General Officer Commanding XIX Army Corps [Algeria] 15.03.46-01.12.46: General Officer Commanding 10th Military Region [Algeria]
1946-12-01 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Marie Claire Petit Martin