The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General George Kitching

Kitching, George

Major-General

* 19th of September 1910

† 15th of July 1999

Promotions

1942-07-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-11-01 Temporary Brigadier
1944-03-01 Acting Major-General
1944-08-29 Relinquishes the Acting rank of Major-General
1956-09-01 Major-General

Service

1942-07-25 1942-12-01 Commanding Officer Edmonton Regiment
1942-12-01 1943-10-30 General Staff Officer 1 1st Canadian Division, Sicily
1943-11-01 1944-02-13 Commanding Officer 11th Canadian Brigade, Mediterranean
1944-03-01 1944-08-21 General Officer Commanding 4th Canadian Armoured Division, North-West Europe
1944-11-12 1945-07-01 Brigadier General Staff, I Canadian Corps [Italy]-North-West Europe
1945-07-01 1947-07-01 Vice Quartermaster-General, National Defence Headquarters
1947-07-01 1947-09-01 Attending the National War College in USA
1947-09-01 1949-11-15 Brigadier General Staff (Plans), National Defence Headquarters
1949-11-15 1950-07-01 Commanding Officer Mobile Strike Force
1950-07-01 1951-04-01 Director-General of Army Personnel, National Defence Headquarters
1951-04-01 1954-05-01 Commandant of Staff College Kingston
1954-05-01 1956-09-01 Chief of Staff, Western Command
1956-09-01 1958-05-01 Vice Chief of the General Staff, National Defence Headquarters
1958-05-01 1962-06-01 Chairman of the Canadian Joint Staff London
1962-06-01 1965-09-19 General Officer Commander in Chief Central Command
1965-09-19 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Clive M. Law