The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
d'Astier de la Vigerie, François-Pierre-Raoul
Lieutenant-General
* 7th of March 1886
† 10th of October 1956
(Armée de l'Air)
Promotions
| 1929-12-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-09-25 | Colonel |
| 1936-10-25 | Brigadier-General |
| 1939-05-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-09-10 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1933-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Air Regiment | ||
| 1936-XX-XX | – | 1938-XX-XX | Temporary Commanding Officer 23rd Air Brigade |
| 1936-XX-XX | Commandant of Centre d'Expériences Aériennes Militaires | ||
| 1938-XX-XX | Temporary Commanding Officer 4th Air Region | ||
| 1939-06-13 | – | 1939-09-12 | Inspector of Air Force Schools |
| 1939-09-12 | – | 1940-06-18 | Commanding Officer Northern Air Operations Zone |
| 1940-06-18 | – | 1940-06-29 | Commanding Officer Central Air Operations Zone |
| 1940-06-29 | – | 1940-09-20 | Commanding Officer Moroccan Air Region |
| 1940-09-20 | – | 1942-11-18 | Placed on terminal leave |
| 1942-11-18 | Joins the Free French Air Forces | ||
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1943-05-15 | Assistant to General de Gaulle, Commander in Chief of the Free French Forces |
| 1943-05-15 | – | 1943-07-17 | Inspector-General of the Free French Forces |
| 1943-07-17 | – | 1944-05-01 | Commander in Chief of the Free French Forces in Great Britain |
| 1944-05-01 | – | 1944-11-21 | Commander in Chief French North Africa |
| 1944-11-21 | – | 1946-01-XX | Ambassador to Brazil |
| 1945-09-20 | Retired |
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