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Armed Forces Commanders - Toufic Salem

1- General Information:

Date and place of birth: 1904 - Tyre - Caza of Tyre

Foreign Languages : French

Marital status: Married/3 children

Enrolled in the 2nd Syrian Joint Legion on 10/08/1923, and joined the Military Academy in Damascus as Cadet Officer on 10/15/1923.

2- Promotions:

Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 09/18/1925

Promoted to First Lieutenant on 06/25/1928

Promoted to Captain on 04/01/1933

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 06/15/1941

Promoted to Colonel on 01/01/1946

Promoted to Brigadier General on 07/01/1950

Promoted to Major General on 01/01/1959

Promoted to Lieutenant General on 02/01/1959

3- Functions:

Assigned to the 3^rd Orient regiment on 01/01/1926

Assigned as Instructor to the Military Academy of Damascus on 09/26/1929

Assigned to the 3^rd Lebanese company of snipers on 09/01/1931

Assigned to the HQ of the 8^th Lebanese company of snipers on 6/11/1932

Assigned to the 7^th Orient regiment on 7/10/1932

Assigned to the 8^th Orient regiment on 9/5/1934

Assigned to the 2^nd Lebanese company of snipers on 2/25/1936

Assigned to the high command of the Staff of war- 2^nd Branch, on 4/26/1937

Assigned to the Head-Quarters and was commissioned to the War Staff Command in Lebanon on 10/01/1940

Attached to the High Command of the French Free Forces, The Special Branch of the Orient Armies on 8/5/1941

Assigned Commander of the 2^nd regiment of snipers on 02/10/1942

Commissioned to the War Staff of the 5^th Mountaineers brigade, as chief of War Staff on 04/18/1944

Assigned as Commander of the 2^nd regiment of snipers on 02/16/1945

Nominated as Chief of War Staff of the Lebanese Army on 08/01/1945, following transfer of the Army under the Authority of the Lebanese National Government.

Named the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander on 10/09/1958

Assigned as Military Attaché to the Lebanese embassies in Western Europe , in Paris on 02/1/1959

Passed away on 02/23/1959

4- Courses inside the country:

Attended a course to complete his studies in Damascus from 03/03/1932 to 06/10/1932

Attended a War Staff course in Damascus in 1937

5- Courses outside the country:

Attended a course in France as from 04/19/1928 to 09/25/1929 comprising (Instructor officer in Versailles, Gunnery Field course at the military camp in Chalon, course at the Infantry and Tanks Officers School at St Mexin, participated in the great maneuvers in summer of 1929).

6- Medals, awards and honors:

Order of the Military Cross

Lebanese Silver Order of Merit in 2^nd class

Syrian Medal of Merit in 3^rd class

Commemorative Medal (Syria-Cilice)

Order of the Legion of Honor in Grade of Knight, from the French Government

Lebanese Golden Medal of Merit

Syrian Order of Merit in 2^nd class

Palestine Commemorative Medal

National Decoration of the Cedar in grade of Knight

Order of the Star of Jordan in 2^nd class

National Order of the Cedar in Officer Grade.

Syrian War Medal in 1^st Class

Order of the French Legion of Honor in the Grade of Officer

National Order of the Cedar, order of Commandor

Republic of Egypt Order of Merit, 3^rd Class

Iraqi Order of the two Rivers in 2^nd Class

Order of the Pahlavi of the Empire of Iran in grade of Grand officer

King of Greece Order of the Phoenix in grade of Grand officer

Commendation for promotion to Lieutenant General.