The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Stopford, Montagu George North
General
* 16th of November 1892
† 10th of March 1971
(Rifle Brigade)
Promotions
| 1935-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-01-12 | Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-12) |
| 1938-01-17 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-25 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-01-12) |
| 1939-10-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-04-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-01-27 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-01-27 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-11-11 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-11-12 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-14) |
| 1943-11-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-04-17 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-09-01) |
| 1946-10-30 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-01) |
Service
| 1938-01-12 | – | 1939-10-04 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1939-10-05 | – | 1941-01-29 | Commanding Officer 17th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1941-01-27 | – | 1941-10-08 | General Officer Commanding 56th Infantry Division |
| 1941-10-08 | – | 1942-11-10 | Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1942-11-11 | – | 1943-11-19 | General Officer Commanding XII Corps |
| 1943-11-23 | – | 1945-05-28 | General Officer Commanding XXXIII Indian Corps [Burma] |
| 1945-05-28 | – | 1945-10-01 | General Officer Commanding 12th Army [Burma] |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1946-01-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Burma Command |
| 1946-01-30 | – | 1946-04-19 | Commander in Chief Allied Forces Netherlands East Indies |
| 1946-04-19 | – | 1946-11-30 | Commander in Chief South-East Asia Land Forces |
| 1947-03-06 | – | 1949-03-20 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1947-08-22 | – | 1949-07-06 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1949-07-06 | Retired | ||
| 1951-09-04 | – | 1958-11-07 | Colonel-Commandant, Rifle Brigade |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley