The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Briggs, Raymond
Major-General
* 19th of January 1895
† 4th of April 1985
(Royal Tank Corps)
Promotions
| 1938-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-01-08 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-12-14 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-14 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-06-14 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-14 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-06-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-08-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1942-08-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-08-21 | Temporary Major-General |
Service
| 1938-08-01 | – | 1940-01-07 | General Staff Officer 2 ? |
| 1940-01-08 | – | 1940-06-24 | General Staff Officer 1, General Marshall-Cornwall Mission [France] |
| 1940-06-25 | – | 1940-12-13 | General Staff Officer 1 ? |
| 1940-12-14 | – | 1942-08-05 | Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1942-08-17 | – | 1942-08-20 | Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1942-08-21 | – | 1943-04-27 | General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-05-01 | – | 1943-07-15 | General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-24 | – | 1947-01-XX | Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1947-03-25 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley