The Generals of WWII

Generals from South Africa Flag for South Africa
Portrait of Lieutenant-General George Edwin Brink

Brink

George Edwin, Lieutenant-General

(1889 – 1971)

1933
Commanding Officer Special Service Battalion
1937
- 1939
Director of Army Organisation & Training, Union Defence Forces
1939
- 1940
Deputy Chief General Staff, Union Defence Forces
1940
- 1942
General Officer Commanding 1st South African Division, East Africa - North Africa
1942
- 1943
General Officer Commanding Inland Area, South Africa
1944
- 1948
Director-General of Demobilization
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley