The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Cunningham, Alan Gordon
General
* 1st of May 1887
† 30th of January 1983
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1928-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-05-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-12-17 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-07-01) |
| 1937-12-17 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-09-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-06-16) |
| 1940-10-19 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-10-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-07-23 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1942-10-23) |
| 1945-10-30 | Geneneral |
Service
| 1937-12-17 | – | 1938-08-31 | Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Infantry Division |
| 1938-09-01 | – | 1940-01-09 | General Officer Commanding 5th Anti-Aircraft Division |
| 1940-01-10 | – | 1940-06-23 | General Officer Commanding 66th Infantry Division |
| 1940-06-26 | – | 1940-08-07 | General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division |
| 1940-08-07 | – | 1940-10-13 | General Officer Commanding 51st Infantry Division |
| 1940-11-01 | – | 1941-08-29 | General Officer Commanding in Chief East Africa Command |
| 1941-09-26 | – | 1941-11-26 | General Officer Commanding 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1941-11-27 | – | 1942-11-10 | Convalescent |
| 1942-11-11 | – | 1943-07-28 | Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1943-07-29 | – | 1944-10-31 | General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District |
| 1944-05-17 | – | 1954-05-17 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1944-12-01 | – | 1945-11-20 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1945-11-21 | – | 1946-10-30 | General Officer Commanding Palestine |
| 1945-11-21 | – | 1948-05-14 | High Commissioner for Palestine & Trans-Jordan |
| 1946-10-30 | Retired from the Army |
Picture source: NPG x166926, National Portrait Gallery, London