The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Schreiber, Edmond Charles Anton
Lieutenant-General
* 30th of April 1890
† 8th of October 1972
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Teddy
Promotions
| 1930-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-01-08 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-01-01) |
| 1938-09-27 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-04-26 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-06-08 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-24) |
| 1941-05-08 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-05-08 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-08-11 | Reverted to Major-General |
| 1942-09-07 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-07-31 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1943-01-21) |
Service
| 1930-01-21 | – | 1933-01-20 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1934-11-16 | – | 1936-12-31 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1938-01-08 | – | 1938-09-26 | Instructor at Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1938-09-27 | – | 1939-09-02 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Southern Command |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-04-23 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery II Corps [France] |
| 1940-04-26 | – | 1940-05-14 | General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division |
| 1940-05-12 | – | 1941-04-25 | General Officer Commanding 45th Infantry Division |
| 1941-05-08 | – | 1942-03-08 | General Officer Commanding V Corps |
| 1942-03-09 | – | 1942-04-07 | Special employment |
| 1942-04-07 | – | 1942-08-11 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Army |
| 1942-09-07 | – | 1944-03-18 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command |
| 1944-03-19 | – | 1944-09-24 | General Officer Commanding in Chief South Eastern Command |
| 1944-09-26 | – | 1946-07-10 | Governor & Commander in Chief Malta |
| 1945-04-18 | – | 1955-04-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1946-12-05 | – | 1955-04-30 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Malta Artillery |
| 1947-01-04 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x91331, National Portrait Gallery, London