The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Paul-François Rumen

Rumen, Paul-François

Brigadier-General

* 8th of November 1888

† 3rd of March 1944

Promotions

1934-12-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-06-25 Colonel
1941-12-29 Chief Engineer 1st Class (Dated back to 1940-06-25)
1943-08-20 Engineer-General 2nd Class

Service

1936-10-25 1939-09-09 President of the Commission of Experiences of Automotive Equipment at Vincennes
1939-09-09 1940-03-09 Commanding Officer 306th Artillery Regiment
1940-03-09 1940-06-30 Commanding Officer 371st Artillery Regiment
1940-06-30 1940-07-12 Commanding Officer Heavy Railway Artillery, 13th, 14th & 15th Military Regions
1940-07-12 1940-08-07 Commanding Officer Die District
1940-08-07 1940-08-29 Commanding Officer 94th Tractor Motorised Artillery Regiment
1940-08-29 1940-11-15 Commanding Officer Artillery Park at Castres
1940-11-15 1941-09-25 Deputy Inspector-General of Material Services
1941-09-25 1943-10-01 Deputy Inspector-General of Instruction Material Services
1943-10-01 Arrested by the Germans
1943-10-01 1944-03-03 In prison
1944-03-03 Died in Buchenwald Concentration Camp