The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Blacker, George Patrick Demaine
Major-General
* 21st of February 1906
† 14th of July 1974
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1941-11-20 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-20 | War Substantive Major |
| 1942-02-20 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-02-03 | Major |
| 1943-03-13 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-03-13 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-07-06 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-07-06 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1943-07-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-23 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-01-23 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-03-29 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-03-29 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-03-29 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-08-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-08-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1945-04-02 | Local Brigadier |
| 1945-04-09 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-04-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-09-30 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-11-04 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1949-04-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1949-04-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1950-09-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1954-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1955-04-20 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1955-12-20 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-11-20 | – | 1943-06-12 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1943-03-13 | – | 1943-07-06 | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1944-01-23 | – | 1944-03-19 | Brigadier (Q), ? |
| 1944-03-20 | – | 1944-08-26 | Chairman of ? |
| 1945-04-09 | – | 1945-11-26 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1946-03-11 | – | 1946-09-30 | Brigadier (A), ? |
| 1946-10-01 | – | 1946-11-03 | Colonel (A), ? |
| 1946-11-04 | – | 1947-12-28 | Deputy Adjutant-General, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1948-01-12 | – | 1949-03-13 | Director of Plans, War Office |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | Attending the US National War College |
| 1950-09-15 | – | 1950-11-30 | Special employed |
| 1951-01-15 | – | 1952-05-22 | Commanding Officer ? Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| 1952-06-04 | – | 1955-04-19 | Chief of Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1955-04-20 | – | 1956-04-16 | Director of Mobile Defence Corps, War Office |
| 1956-04-16 | – | 1959-03-07 | Chief of Staff, United Kingdom Land Forces |
| 1959-04-04 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley