The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Bierwirth, Rudolph
Lieutenant-General
* 30th of January 1899
† 27th of November 1993
Promotions
| 1940-06-26 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-30 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-03-10 | Relinquishes the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1941-06-03 | Colonel |
| 1942-04-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-08-01 | Brigadier |
| 1950-11-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1952-03-17 | Major-General |
| 1954-10-13 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-06-26 | – | 1940-11-29 | Commanding Officer 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion |
| 1940-11-30 | – | 1941-03-10 | Acting Commanding Officer 25th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-03-11 | – | 1941-06-02 | Commanding Officer 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion |
| 1941-06-03 | – | 1942-04-21 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 6th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1942-04-22 | – | 1943-04-05 | Brigadier in Charge of Administration, Q & A Branch, Northern Territory Force |
| 1943-04-06 | – | 1943-06-19 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, III Australian Corps |
| 1943-06-20 | – | 1944-03-29 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, I Australian Corps |
| 1943-06-20 | – | 1943-08-26 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, New Guinea Force |
| 1944-03-30 | – | 1945-05-17 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 1st Australian Army |
| 1945-05-17 | – | 1946-01-13 | Deputy Quartermaster-General 2, Q Branch, Army Headquarters |
| 1946-01-14 | – | 1947-06-16 | Attending the Imperial Defence College [Great Britain] |
| 1947-06-17 | – | 1950-11-27 | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters |
| 1949-01-11 | – | Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia | |
| 1951-02-01 | – | 1952-12-18 | Australian Defence Representative, London, Great Britain |
| 1953-02-07 | – | 1954-09-29 | General Officer Commander in Chief Western Command |
| 1953-02-07 | – | 1954-09-29 | District Officer Commanding 5th Military District |
| 1954-09-30 | – | 1954-10-25 | Unemployed |
| 1954-10-08 | – | 1960-11-30 | Honorary Colonel, 6th Infantry Battalion |
| 1954-10-26 | – | 1956-06-30 | Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces in Korea |
| 1956-07-01 | – | 1956-08-01 | Unemployed |
| 1956-08-01 | Retired |
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