The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hilton, Richard
Major-General
* 18th of January 1894
† 26th of July 1978
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1937-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-29 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-03-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-10-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-04-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-01-22 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-01-01) |
| 1944-10-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-12-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-08-16 | Local Major-General |
| 1948-05-09 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1939-08-29 | – | Commanding Officer 1st Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery | |
| 1940-09-01 | – | 1941-10-09 | Chief Instructor at School of Artillery |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 15th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-XX-XX | Wounded | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | Brigadier General Staff, Allied Forces Norway | ||
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Deputy Head of British Military Mission to Soviet Zone Germany |
| 1947-08-XX | Р| 1948-XX-XX | Military Attach̩ to Soviet Union |
| 1948-10-11 | Retired |
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