The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Auchinleck
Sir Claude John Eyre, Field Marshal
(1884 – 1981) (The 1st Punjab Regiment) (Indian Army)
Nickname: The Auk
1919
- 1920
Attending the Staff College Quetta [India]
1920
- 1921
On leave
1922
- 1923
Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India
1923
- 1924
Assistant Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India
1924
- 1926
Second in Command 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
1926
General Staff Officer 2, Peshawar District [India]
1926
- 1927
On leave
1927
Attending the Imperial Defence College
1928
- 1929
Second in Command 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
1929
- 1930
Commanding Officer 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
1930
- 1933
Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India]
1933
- 1936
Commanding Officer Peshawar Brigade
1936
Half-pay
1936
- 1938
Deputy Chief General Staff, Army Headquarters India
1936
- 1938
Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters India
1938
- 1940
District Officer Commanding Meerut District [India]
1939
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Colonel, 1st Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
1940
General Officer Commanding IV Corps
1940
General Officer Commanding Northern Norway
1940
General Officer Commanding V Corps
1940
General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command
1941
Commander in Chief India
1941
- 1947
Colonel, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1941
- 1946
Aide-de-Camp General to the King
1941
- 1942
Commander in Chief Middle East Command
1942
Temporary General Officer Commanding 8th Army
1942
- 1943
Half-pay
1943
- 1947
Commander in Chief India
1944
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Colonel, 4th Bombay Grenadiers
1947
Supreme Commander in India & Pakistan
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley