The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Belchem, Ronald Frederick King David
Major-General
* 21st of January 1911
† 19th of July 1981
(Royal Tank Corps)
Promotions
| 1941-09-10 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-10 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-09 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-24 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-08-25 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-08-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-02-25 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-02-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-10-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1949-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1950-02-01 | Brigadier |
| 1950-12-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1953-12-18 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1941-09-10 | – | 1942-12-09 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1942-12-29 | – | 1943-01-23 | Brigade Major, 2nd Armoured Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-24 | – | 1943-04-15 | Commanding Officer 1st Royal Tank Regiment [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-16 | – | 1943-08-24 | General Staff Officer 1, 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1943-08-25 | – | 1944-01-09 | Brigadier General Staff (Operations & Plans), 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-01-14 | – | 1944-09-01 | Brigadier General Staff (Special Planning Section), 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-09-01 | – | 1945-08-24 | Brigadier General Staff (Operations), 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Chairman of Committee on British & Commonwealth Commander in Chief Conferences |
| 1947-01-14 | – | 1947-12-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1948-01-02 | – | 1948-10-08 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade [Germany] |
| 1948-10-09 | – | 1950-12-XX | Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Montgomery |
| 1950-12-20 | – | 1953-12-XX | Commanding Officer 33rd Armoured Brigade [Germany] |
| 1953-12-18 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley