The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Airey, Terence Sydney
Lieutenant-General
* 9th of July 1900
† 26th of March 1983
(Durham Light Infantry)
Promotions
| 1939-04-01 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-23 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-05-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-05-01 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-21 | Local Colonel |
| 1942-08-31 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-03-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-06-08 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-02-21 | Colonel |
| 1945-06-08 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-09-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1947-11-18 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-02-10) |
| 1952-01-22 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-07-23 | – | 1941-05-09 | General Staff Officer 1, Sudan |
| 1941-05-25 | – | 1941-10-31 | General Staff Officer 1, Abyssinia |
| 1941-11-01 | – | 1942-05-20 | Director of Special Operations, Middle East Command |
| 1942-05-21 | – | 1943-08-30 | Director of Military Intelligence, Middle East Command |
| 1943-02-08 | – | 1943-06-07 | Brigadier General Staff (Intelligence), 18th Army Group |
| 1943-06-XX | – | 1944-01-07 | Brigadier General Staff (Intelligence), 15th Army Group [Italy] |
| 1944-01-08 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1946-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, Central Mediterranean Force | ||
| 1946-XX-XX | Acting Deputy Commander in Chief Allied Forces Italy | ||
| 1947-09-16 | – | 1951-03-31 | Military-Governor of Free Territory of Trieste |
| 1951-04-01 | – | 1952-01-22 | Assistant Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
| 1952-01-22 | – | 1954-05-29 | General Officer Commanding British Forces in Hong Kong |
| 1952-04-10 | – | 1956-07-01 | Colonel, Durham Light Infantry |
| 1954-08-21 | Retired |
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