The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cass, Edward Earnshaw Eden
Brigadier
* 3rd of March 1898
† 31st of August 1968
Nickname: Copper
Promotions
| 1940-04-18 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-18 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-19 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-02-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-08-19 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-08-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-12-31 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-01-28 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1940-04-18 | – | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [Norway] | |
| 1942-02-19 | – | 1943-09-29 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade [North Africa - Sicily - Italy] |
| 1943-10-07 | – | 1944-06-13 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-06-13 | – | 1944-06-23 | Acting General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-06-23 | – | 1944-10-27 | Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-02-05 | – | 1945-06-05 | Commanding Officer 184th Infantry Brigade |
| 1945-06-08 | – | 1945-08-30 | Commanding Officer 114th Infantry Brigade |
| 1949-01-28 | Retired |