The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Archibald Maxwell Craig

Craig, Archibald Maxwell

Major-General

* 5th of January 1895

† 1953

(Royal Marines)

Promotions

1937-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-04-19 Acting Colonel
1940-11-01 Acting Colonel 2nd Commandant
1941-05-05 Acting Brigadier
1941-09-18 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-06-01 Colonel 2nd Commandant
1942-06-01 Acting Colonel-Commandant
1942-06-01 Temporary Brigadier
1943-10-01 Colonel-Commandant
1943-10-03 Major-General
1944-06-28 Colonel
1944-11-26 Colonel-Commandant
1944-11-26 Temporary Brigadier

Service

1938-01-27 1940-05-31 Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence
1940-06-01 1940-11-16 Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
1940-11-16 1941-05-04 Deputy Commandant Portsmouth Division, Royal Marines
1941-10-03 1942-05-31 Deputy Commandant Plymouth Division, Royal Marines
1942-06-01 1944-06-01 Commandant Chatham Division, Royal Marines
1944-06-01 Retired
1944-06-28 Recalled
1944-06-28 1945-09-01 Colonel-Commandant, Naval Section, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element)
1945-10-27 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond