The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre
Field Marshal
* 21st of June 1884
† 23rd of February 1981
(1st Punjab Regiment)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: The Auk
Promotions
| 1919-11-15 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-01-21 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-02-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1923-11-15) |
| 1933-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1935-11-30 | Major-General |
| 1940-02-01 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-03-16 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-12-26 | General |
| 1946-06-01 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1919-XX-XX | – | 1920-XX-XX | Attending the Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1920-XX-XX | – | 1921-XX-XX | On leave |
| 1922-01-07 | – | 1923-01-31 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1923-02-01 | – | 1924-09-30 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1925-02-01 | – | 1929-01-21 | Second in Command 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment |
| 1929-01-21 | – | 1930-01-31 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment |
| 1930-02-01 | – | 1933-04-16 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1933-07-01 | – | 1936-04-02 | Commanding Officer Peshawar Brigade |
| 1936-04-03 | – | 1936-08-31 | Half-pay |
| 1936-09-01 | – | 1938-07-17 | Deputy Chief General Staff, Army Headquarters India |
| 1936-09-01 | – | 1938-07-17 | Director of Staff Duties, Army Headquarters India |
| 1938-07-18 | – | 1940-01-24 | District Officer Commanding Meerut District [India] |
| 1939-07-28 | – | 1944-05-26 | Colonel, 1st Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers |
| 1940-02-01 | – | 1940-05-XX | General Officer Commanding IV Corps |
| 1940-05-XX | – | 1940-06-XX | General Officer Commanding Northern Norway |
| 1940-06-16 | – | 1940-07-19 | General Officer Commanding V Corps |
| 1940-07-20 | – | 1940-12-11 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1941-01-27 | – | 1941-07-05 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1941-04-06 | – | 1947-09-01 | Colonel, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 1941-05-15 | – | 1947-01-01 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1941-07-05 | – | 1942-08-15 | Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1942-07-14 | – | 1942-08-15 | Temporary General Officer Commanding 8th Army |
| 1942-08-16 | – | 1943-06-19 | Half-pay |
| 1943-06-20 | – | 1947-08-14 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1944-05-26 | – | Colonel, 4th Bombay Grenadiers | |
| 1947-08-15 | – | 1947-11-30 | Supreme Commander in India & Pakistan |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley