The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Elliot, Gilbert Minto
Major-General
* 22nd of May 1897
† 3rd of January 1969
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-07-09 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-09 | temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-08 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-12-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-08 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-08 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-06-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-06-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-10-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-06-08) |
| 1948-06-30 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1948-12-28 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-03-28) |
Service
| 1941-12-08 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commander Royal Artillery ? |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 51st Infantry Division [North Africa - Sicily] |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-01-14 | Commander Royal Artillery ? |
| 1944-01-15 | – | 1944-09-14 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, XII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-09-15 | – | 1945-09-02 | Brigadier General Staff, XII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-09-03 | – | 1948-06-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Scottish Command |
| 1948-06-30 | – | 1951-06-30 | Chief of Staff, Western Command |
| 1951-07-28 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167376, National Portrait Gallery, London