The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Milne
George Francis, Field Marshal
(1866 – 1948)
Nickname: Uncle George
Nickname: Baron Milne of Salonika & Rubislaw
1909
- 1913
General Staff Officer 1, 6th Division
1913
- 1915
Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Division [France]
1915
Brigadier General Staff, III Corps [France]
1915
- 1916
General Officer Commanding 27th Division [Salonika]
1916
- 1918
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps [Salonika]
1917
- 1918
General Officer Commanding British Expeditionary Forces [Salonika]
1918
- 1920
Head of British Military Administration Black See
1920
- 1922
Half-pay
1922
- 1926
General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command
1926
- 1933
Chief Imperial General Staff
1939
- 1940
No employment during Second World War
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley