The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Gale, Richard Nelson
General
* 25th of July 1896
† 29th of July 1982
(Inniskilling Fusiliers)
Nickname: Windy
Promotions
| 1939-10-25 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-01-25 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-09-05 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-09-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-03-05 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-05 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-03-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-05-07 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-05-07 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1944-05-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-01-07 | Colonel |
| 1945-05-24 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-10-31 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-12-04 | Major-General (Dated back to 1945-01-05) |
| 1947-11-17 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1952-06-06 | General |
Service
| 1939-10-25 | – | 1940-12-11 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1940-12-12 | – | 1941-05-04 | Commanding Officer 5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment |
| 1941-09-05 | – | 1942-04-18 | Commanding Officer 1st Parachute Brigade |
| 1942-04-18 | – | 1942-06-15 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1942-06-16 | – | 1942-12-11 | Director of Air, War Office |
| 1942-12-12 | – | 1943-05-06 | Deputy Director of Air, War Office |
| 1943-05-07 | – | 1944-12-08 | General Officer Commanding 6th Airborne Division [France] |
| 1944-12-08 | – | 1945-10-31 | Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Allied Airborne Army |
| 1945-05-24 | – | 1945-10-31 | General Officer Commanding I Airborne Corps |
| 1946-01-18 | – | 1947-12-10 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1949-01-16 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt |
| 1949-02-07 | – | 1952-05-14 | Director-General of Military Training, War Office |
| 1950-04-20 | – | 1961-04-20 | Colonel, Worshestershire Regiment |
| 1952-09-24 | – | 1956-12-31 | Commander in Chief Northern Army Group [Germany] |
| 1952-09-24 | – | 1956-12-31 | General Officer Commanding British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1954-01-31 | – | 1957-01-31 | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1956-03-13 | – | 1961-03-20 | Colonel-Commandant, Parashute Regiment |
| 1957-03-20 | Retired | ||
| 1958-09-20 | Recalled | ||
| 1958-09-22 | – | 1960-09-22 | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| 1960-11-19 | Retired |
Picture source: From "The Sky Generals" by Major Victor Dover. 1981