The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Norman Annesley Coxwell-Rogers

Coxwell-Rogers, Norman Annesley

Major-General

* 29th of May 1896

† 24th of February 1985

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1936-05-08 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-06-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-26 Acting Colonel
1941-02-26 Acting Brigadier
1941-04-15 Colonel (Dated back to 1939-05-08)
1941-08-26 Temporary Brigadier
1944-03-23 Acting Major-General
1945-02-08 Major-General (Dated back to 1943-12-31)

Service

1939-XX-XX 1940-XX-XX Commander Royal Engineers, 4th Infantry Division [France]
1941-02-26 1941-11-18 Chief Engineer, III Corps
1941-11-19 1942-08-23 Commandant of the School of Military Engineering
1942-08-24 1943-06-01 Chief Engineer, 1st Army [North Africa]
1943-07-11 1944-01-11 Chief Engineer, 15th Army Group [Italy]
1944-01-11 1944-01-18 Chief Engineer, Allied Forces in Italy
1944-01-18 1944-03-09 Chief Engineer, Allied Central Mediterranean Force [Italy]
1944-03-09 1944-12-11 Chief Enginner, Allied Armies in Italy
1944-12-11 1945-03-31 Chief Engineer, 15th Army Group [Italy]
1945-03-31 Major-General Royal Engineers, Allied Force Headquarters
1946-12-24 Retired
1956-05-13 1961-05-04 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers