The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General George Warren Richards

Richards, George Warren

Major-General

* 4th of July 1898

† 23rd of February 1978

(Royal Tank Regiment)

Promotions

1939-11-15 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-02-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-26 Acting Colonel
1942-04-09 Acting Brigadier
1942-04-26 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-26 Temporary Colonel
1942-10-09 Temporary Brigadier
1943-08-10 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-02-21 Acting Major-General
1945-02-21 War Substantive Colonel
1945-02-21 Temporary Major-General
1945-05-01 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-02-18)
1945-09-08 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1946-01-01 Temporary Major-General
1947-01-01 Temporary Major-General
1947-01-23 Major-General (Dated back to 1946-02-01)

Service

1939-11-15 1940-08-04 Chief Instructor at ?
1940-08-28 1941-10-25 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1942-07-01 1942-08-04 Commanding Officer 1st Army Tank Brigade [North Africa]
1942-07-31 1943-07-23 Commanding Officer 23rd Independent Armoured Brigade Group [North Africa]
1943-07-23 1944-01-14 Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, 8th Army [Italy]
1944-02-21 1945-06-06 Major-General Royal Armoured Corps, 21st Army Group
1946-XX-XX General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division
1947-01-XX 1949-12-XX General Officer Commanding 49th Armoured Division
1947-01-XX 1949-12-XX District Officer Commanding North Midland District
1949-04-18 Retired
1952-06-03 1956-08-28 Honorary Colonel, 40th Royal Tank Regiment, Territorial Army
Picture source: NPG x169642, National Portrait Gallery, London