The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Douglas David Gracey

Gracey, Douglas David

General

* 3rd of September 1894

† 5th of June 1964

(3rd Gurkha Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1938-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-02-28 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-03-21 Acting Colonel
1940-09-29 Temporary Colonel
1941-04-26 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1941-04-28 Temporary Colonel
1941-04-28 Acting Brigadier
1941-10-28 Temporary Brigadier
1942-04-01 Acting Major-General
1943-03-16 Acting Lieutenant-General
1943-04-01 War Substantive Colonel
1943-04-01 Temporary Major-General
1943-04-06 Colonel (Dated back to 1941-01-01)
1943-05-09 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-General
1945-04-23 Major-General (Dated back to 1945-02-11)
1946-05-28 Acting Lieutenant-General
1951-04-29 Granted the Honorary rank of General

Service

1939-02-28 –1940-03-23 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles
1940-03-23 –1941-04-27 Assistant Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India]
1941-04-28 –1942-03-11 Commanding Officer 17th Indian Infantry Brigade, Iraq - Syria
1942-04-01 –1943-03-15 General Officer Commanding 20th Indian Division [Burma]
1943-XX-XX –1946-02-04 General Officer Commanding 20th Indian Division [Burma]
1945-XX-XX –1946-XX-XX Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces French Indo-China
1946-03-15 –1948-09-01 Colonel-Commandant, Indian Signal Corps
1946-05-28 –1946-10-14 General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command [India]
1946-10-15 –1947-XX-XX General Officer Commanding I Indian Corps
1947-XX-XX –1948-XX-XX Chief of the General Staff, Pakistan Army
1947-XX-XX –1951-XX-XX Colonel-Commandant, Pakistan Signal Corps
1948-02-11 –1951-01-16 Commander in Chief Pakistan Army
1948-06-04 Retired, but remain employed
1951-04-29 Retired
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958