The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Poett
Sir Joseph Howard Nigel, General
(1907 – 1991)
1941
- 1942
General Staff Officer 1 War Office
1942
- 1943
Commanding Officer 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
1943
- 1946
Commanding Officer 5th Parachute Brigade, North-West Europe - India
1946
- 1948
Director of Plans, War Office
1949
Deputy head British Military Mission to Greece
1950
- 1952
Chief of Staff Far East Land Forces
1952
- 1954
General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
1954
- 1956
Director of Military Operations, War Office
1957
- 1958
Commandant of Staff College Camberley
1958
- 1961
General Officer Commander in Chief Southern Command
1961
- 1963
Commander in Chief Far East Land Forces
1963
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley