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

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under general

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. In May 1914, he received command over all French troops fighting in the

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. 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

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(''L' Armée d'Orient'') in the final year of the

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. Subsequently, he was the chief of the French Military Mission to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War. Grades: *04/07/13 général de brigade *24/11/14 général de division Service history: *28/09/12-27/07/16 - cavalry commander of units in

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*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

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. *13/03/24- placed in reserve

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1862 births 1943 deaths French military personnel of World War I People of the Hungarian–Romanian War {{france-mil-bio-stub