The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier William Martin Blagden

Blagden, William Martin

Brigadier

* 10th of October 1899

† 30th of November 1949

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1940-05-03 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-03 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-18 Acting Colonel
1941-04-18 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-04-18 Temporary Colonel
1943-06-01 Acting Brigadier
1943-12-01 Temporary Brigadier
1944-09-20 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-12-31 Colonel (Dated back 18.04.1944)

Service

1940-05-03 1940-05-26 Assistant Director of Mechanisation, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-05-27 1940-10-17 Assistant Director of ?, Ministry of Supply
1940-10-18 1943-05-31 Deputy Director of Fighting Vehicles, Ministry of Supply
1943-06-01 Deputy Director-General (Research & Development), Fighting Vehicles Production Liaison, Ministry of Supply
Deputy Chief Engineer of the Fighting Vehicle Design Establishment, Ministry of Supply