The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Buckle, Denys Herbert Vintcent
Major-General
* 16th of July 1902
† 18th of December 1994
(East Surrey Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-11-12 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-07-19 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-07-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-01-19 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-01-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-02-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-02-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1945-03-08 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-03-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-01-19) |
| 1951-08-12 | Brigadier |
| 1953-07-23 | Local Major-General |
| 1953-08-06 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1954-07-27 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-11-12 | – | 1941-10-13 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 8th Armoured division |
| 1941-10-14 | – | 1942-07-18 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1942-07-19 | – | 1943-11-14 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Home Forces |
| 1943-11-15 | – | 1944-06-04 | Brigadier Administration Plans, Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Commander |
| 1944-06-06 | – | 1944-12-21 | Brigadier (Q) (Operations), War Office |
| 1945-03-08 | – | 1945-07-31 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, 21st Army Group [Germany] |
| 1945-08-03 | – | 1945-08-31 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Allied Control Council Germany |
| 1945-09-01 | – | 1945-12-31 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1946-01-01 | – | 1946-04-07 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Far East Land Forces |
| 1946-06-18 | – | 1946-06-24 | Brigadier (Q), ? |
| 1946-06-25 | – | 1947-05-30 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1947-06-01 | – | 1948-01-22 | Brigadier (Q), ? |
| 1948-04-01 | – | 1949-06-30 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport, Southern Command |
| 1950-08-01 | – | 1950-11-13 | United Kingdom Representative to Material Planning Section, Washington |
| 1951-01-11 | – | 1951-09-23 | Director of Army Equipment, War Office |
| 1951-09-08 | – | 1952-02-06 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1951-09-24 | – | 1951-10-17 | Special employed |
| 1951-10-18 | – | 1952-01-06 | Brigadier, United Kingdom Element, S & C Committee |
| 1952-01-07 | – | 1952-03-11 | Member of Manpower Distribution Committee |
| 1952-02-06 | – | 1954-07-27 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1952-03-12 | – | 1953-07-26 | Commandant of Royal Army Service Corps' Training Centre |
| 1953-08-06 | – | 1956-05-17 | Director of Supplies & Transport, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1956-06-20 | – | 1957-12-05 | Chief Administration Officer, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1958-03-14 | Retired | ||
| 1959-10-11 | – | 1964-10-11 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Service Corps |
| 1962-07-13 | – | 1965-07-15 | Honorary Colonel, 44th (Home Counties) Division/District Column, Royal Army Service Corps |
| 1965-07-15 | – | 1967-03-31 | Honorary Colonel, 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley