Paul-Hippolyte Arlabosse

Paul-Hippolyte Arlabosse ( April 2, 1886 - September 18, 1970 ) was a French Général de corps d'armée .

Life

Training as an officer, First World War and the interwar period

Arlabosse joined the army on October 25, 1905 and trained as an officer in the infantry at the Saint-Cyr military school . After being promoted to Sous-lieutenant on October 1, 1907 and to Lieutenant on October 1, 1909, he was promoted to Captain (Capitaine) on October 5, 1915 . During the First World War , he was the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 awarded with five nominations, and on 8 September 1918, the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor (Officier de la Legion d'Honneur) . It was after several uses of 26 February 1930 to 1933 Chief of Staff of the Algerian - Moroccan as such on December 25, 1930, military commands border and was Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel) transported. Subsequently he was seconded to the 2nd Moroccan Rifle Regiment (2e régiment de tirailleurs Marocains) from 1934 to October 16, 1935 . He was born on October 16, 1933 Commander of the Legion of Honor and received on 24 June 1934, his promotion to Colonel (Colonel) . He then completed a course at the Center des hautes études militaires (CHEM) in 1935 .

He then acted as commander of the 3rd Moroccan Rifle Regiment (3e régiment de tirailleurs Marocains) between October 16, 1935 and October 16, 1937 and subsequently as commander of the infantry troops of the 11th Marocains between October 16, 1937 and January 15, 1940 Infantry Division.

Second World War

In this role, Arlabosse was promoted to Brigadier General (Général de brigade) on December 23, 1938 and replaced Major General Henri Marie Joseph Aymes as Commander in Chief of the 11th Infantry Division (11e division d'infanterie) on January 15, 1940 . He held this position until his replacement by Major General Fernand Allemandet on July 1, 1940 and then took over the post of commander of the troops of the Bouches-du-Rhône department between July 1 and 10, 1940 . He was then from July 10, 1940 until his replacement by Major General Joseph Antoine Sylvain Raoul de Verdillac on November 15, 1941, Deputy Commander of the Levante Army ( Armée du Levant) and was at the same time as the successor to Colonel Georges-Jacques-Frédéric Beucler between January 1st and his replacement by Colonel Beucler November 15th 1941 Commander in Chief of the troops stationed in Beirut in Lebanon . As such, he was promoted to major general (Général de division) on May 20, 1941 .

Arlabosse then succeeded Major General Jean-Eugène-Marie Charbonneau from November 15, 1941 until his replacement by Major General Robert Boissau on September 1, 1942, as Commander in Chief of the Oran Territorial Division (Division d'Oran) and between September 1 and September 28 , 1942 November 1942 Commander in Chief of the 12th Military Division of the Vichy regime stationed in Limoges . Shortly after he had been promoted to the Général de corps d'armée on November 20, 1942, he was demobilized on November 28, 1942. On September 25, 1943, he first became a member of the Commission for the Award of Orders and Decorations for the War from 1939 to 1940 and then acted as the successor to Lieutenant General Henri Fernand Dentz between October 14, 1943 and August 27, 1944 as chairman of this commission. The last time he was at special disposal was from August 27, 1944 to April 2, 1945, but during this time he lost his rank as Lieutenant General on November 22, 1944 and was finally retired on April 2, 1945. After the end of the war, he was given the rank of lieutenant general on August 9, 1944.

publication

The division de fer in the bataille de France. 10 May-25 June 1940 , Charles-Lavauzelle & Cie., Paris 1942 (6th edition 1946)

Web links

Entry in The Generals of WWII
Entry in the forum ATF 40 Armée de terre française de 1919 à 1940
Proof of publication in the Open Library

Individual evidence

^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 369.
^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 455.
^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 463.
^ Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 341.

personal data
SURNAME	Arlabosse, Paul-Hippolyte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	April 2, 1886
DATE OF DEATH	September 18, 1970

[1] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 369.

[2] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 455.

[3] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 463.

[4] Charles D. Pettibone: The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: VOLUME VI ITALY and FRANCE Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican , Verlag Trafford Publishing, 2010, ISBN 1-42694-633-3 , p 341.