Paul Prosper Henrys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Prosper Henrys

general from France

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1862

Place of Birth: Neufchâteau, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1943

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Paul Prosper Henrys

  • Paul Prosper Henrys (or Paul-Prosper) (13 March 1862 – 6 November 1943) was a French general. In his early career, Henrys was stationed in French Algeria.
  • In 1912, he participated in the French conquest of Morocco under general Hubert Lyautey.
  • In May 1914, he received command over all French troops fighting in the Zaian War.
  • Henrys was replaced by Colonel Joseph-François Poeymirau in July 1916 and was sent to fight the Germans on the Western Front. Henrys commanded the French army on the Salonika front (L'ArmĂ©e d'Orient) in the final year of the First World War.
  • Subsequently, he was the chief of the French Military Mission to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War. Grades: 04/07/13 gĂ©nĂ©ral de brigade 24/11/14 gĂ©nĂ©ral de divisionService history: 28/09/12-27/07/16 - cavalry commander of units in Morocco 27/07/16-20/05/17 - commander of 59th infantry division (reserve) 20/05/17-12/12/17 - commander of 17th army corps 31/12/17-01/04/19 - commander of the French army in the East (on the Balkan front) 01/04/19-30/09/20 - chief of the French Military Mission to Poland 28/06/22-13/03/24 - commander of 33rd army corps in the Rhineland. 13/03/24- placed in reserve

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