The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George
Field Marshal
* 10th of December 1891
† 16th of June 1969
(Irish Guards)
Nickname: Alex
Nickname: Earl Alexander of Tunis
Promotions
| 1922-05-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-02-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1926-05-14) |
| 1934-10-13 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1937-10-16 | Major-General |
| 1940-06-08 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-07-01 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1938-07-13) |
| 1942-01-17 | General |
| 1944-06-04 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1922-05-14 | – | 1926-01-20 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Irish Guards |
| 1926-01-21 | – | 1927-XX-XX | Attending the Staff College Camberley |
| 1927-12-22 | – | 1928-02-01 | Half-pay |
| 1928-03-31 | – | 1930-01-13 | Commanding Officer Irish Guards & Regimental District |
| 1930-01-14 | – | 1930-12-19 | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1930-12-20 | – | 1931-01-16 | Half-pay |
| 1931-01-17 | – | 1932-02-29 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1932-03-01 | – | 1934-04-13 | General Staff Officer 1, Northern Command [India] |
| 1934-10-13 | – | 1938-01-14 | Commanding Officer Nowshera Brigade [India] |
| 1936-03-07 | – | 1937-10-15 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1937-07-02 | – | Colonel, 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment | |
| 1938-01-15 | – | 1938-02-16 | Half-pay |
| 1938-02-17 | – | 1940-05-31 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-05-31 | – | 1940-06-03 | General Officer Commanding I Corps [France] |
| 1940-06-03 | – | 1940-06-09 | General Officer Commanding 1st Division [France] |
| 1940-06-09 | – | 1940-12-14 | General Officer Commanding I Corps [France] |
| 1940-12-15 | – | 1942-02-26 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1942-03-05 | – | 1942-05-20 | General Officer Commanding Burma Army |
| 1942-07-15 | – | 1942-08-10 | General Officer Commanding 1st Army |
| 1942-08-10 | – | 1943-02-18 | Commander in Chief Middle East Command |
| 1943-02-19 | – | 1943-12-10 | Deputy Commander in Chief Allied Forces |
| 1943-02-19 | – | 1943-05-14 | Commander in Chief 18th Army Group [Tunisia] |
| 1943-07-10 | – | 1944-01-16 | Commander in Chief 15th Army Group [Italy] |
| 1943-12-10 | – | 1944-01-08 | Deputy Commander in Chief Mediterranean |
| 1944-01-17 | – | 1944-03-01 | Commander in Chief Allied Central Mediterranean Force [Italy] |
| 1944-03-02 | – | 1944-12-12 | Commander in Chief Allied Armies in Italy |
| 1944-07-20 | – | 1946-04-04 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1944-12-12 | – | 1945-09-29 | Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Forces |
| 1946-04-XX | – | 1952-01-28 | Governor-General of Canada |
| 1946-08-28 | – | 1969-06-16 | Colonel, Irish Guards |
| 1952-03-01 | – | 1954-10-18 | Minister of Defence |
| 1960-08-01 | – | 1965-08-01 | Constable of the Tower of London |
Picture source: From "Churchill's Generals" Edited by John Keegan. 1991.