The Generals of WWII

Generals from New Zealand Flag for New Zealand
Portrait of Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Baron Freyberg

Freyberg

Bernard Cyril Baron, Lieutenant-General

(1889 – 1963)

Nickname: Tiny

1931
- 1933
Assistant Quartermaster-General Southern Command, England
1939
District Officer Commanding Salisbury Plain District, England
1939
- 1945
General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Middle East - Italy
1940
- 1944
General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division, Middle East - Greece - North Africa - Italy
1941
General Officer Commanding Allied Forces Crete
1944
General Officer Commanding New Zealand Corps, Italy
1944
- 1945
General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division, Italy
1946
- 1952
Governor-General New Zealand
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley