The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cochrane, James Rupert
Major-General
* 28th of November 1904
† 13th of June 1978
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1941-08-06 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-06 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-21 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-11-23 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-05-23 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-05-23 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-08-02 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1946-02-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-07-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-12-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-02-12 | Colonel (Dated back to 1948-05-23) |
| 1949-02-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1952-06-29 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1952-07-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1953-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1954-05-03 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-08-06 | – | 1942-07-18 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-12-21 | – | Commanding Officer 191st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | |
| 1944-01-03 | – | 1944-11-22 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1944-11-23 | – | 1944-12-30 | Colonel (Investigation), Middle East Command |
| 1945-04-03 | – | 1945-07-03 | Colonel, Netherlands District |
| 1945-08-02 | – | 1947-04-30 | Brigadier General Staff (Operations), British Troops in Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1947-05-01 | – | 1947-07-03 | C.O.S. |
| 1947-XX-XX | Commanding Officer ? Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment | ||
| 1949-02-12 | – | 1952-02-29 | Chief of Staff, East Africa Command |
| 1952-08-16 | – | 1953-06-03 | Commanding Officer 51st Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
| 1953-07-10 | – | 1956-06-05 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Central Europe |
| 1956-06-07 | – | 1958-10-11 | Principal Staff Officer to Deputy Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe |
| 1959-01-02 | Retired |