The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Dempsey, Miles Christopher
General
* 15th of December 1896
† 5th of June 1969
(Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Nickname: Bimbo
Nickname: Lucky
Promotions
| 1938-02-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1939-11-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-05-20 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-05-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-06-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-08-11 | Colonel (Dated back 11.02.1941) |
| 1942-06-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-12-12 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-12-12 | War Substantive Major-General |
| 1943-12-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-04-27 | Major-General |
| 1945-01-02 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-06-28 | Acting General |
| 1946-10-14 | General |
Service
| 1938-02-11 | – | 1939-11-14 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| 1939-11-14 | – | 1940-07-19 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-07-19 | – | 1940-12-24 | Brigadier General Staff, VII Corps |
| 1940-12-24 | – | 1941-06-14 | Brigadier General Staff, I Canadian Corps |
| 1941-06-15 | – | 1941-10-28 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division |
| 1941-10-28 | – | 1941-11-01 | General Officer Commanding 42nd Infantry Division |
| 1941-11-01 | – | 1942-12-11 | General Officer Commanding 42nd Armoured Division |
| 1943-02-12 | – | 1944-01-24 | General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [Sicily - Italy] |
| 1944-01-26 | – | 1945-08-08 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-10 | – | 1945-11-01 | General Officer Commanding 14th Army [Malaya] |
| 1945-11-01 | – | 1945-12-08 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Malaya Command |
| 1945-12-08 | – | 1946-04-19 | Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces South-East Asia |
| 1946-06-30 | – | 1947-07-01 | Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1946-10-14 | – | 1947-08-22 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1946-11-22 | – | 1956-11-22 | Colonel, Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| 1947-03-13 | – | 1957-05-27 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Military Police |
| 1947-08-22 | Retired | ||
| 1948-01-29 | – | 1951-02-21 | Honorary Colonel, 21st Special Air Service Regiment |
| 1951-02-21 | – | 1960-04-11 | Colonel-Commandant, Special Air Service Regiment |
| 1951-05-01 | Recalled | ||
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1956-01-16 | Designated Commander in Chief United Kingdom Land Forces |
| 1956-01-16 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167076, National Portrait Gallery, London