The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hinde, William Robert Norris
Major-General
* 25th of June 1900
† 13th of July 1981
(15th/19th King's Royal Hussars)
Nickname: Looney
Promotions
| 1940-07-07 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-07 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-08-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-02-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-02-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-05-27 | Colonel (Dated back to 1944-01-01) |
| 1944-08-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-10-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-06-04 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-10-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-10-12 | Brigadier |
| 1953-02-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1956-06-18 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1957-04-11 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars |
| 1942-08-26 | – | 1942-12-07 | Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade |
| 1943-01-23 | – | 1944-08-07 | Commanding Officer 22nd Armoured Brigade [North Africa - Italy - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-10-30 | – | 1945-07-07 | Designated Deputy Military-Governor, British Sector Berlin |
| 1945-07-08 | – | 1946-11-20 | Deputy Military-Governor British Sector Berlin, Germany |
| 1946-11-21 | – | 1948-04-04 | Chief Control Officer, British Troops in Berlin |
| 1948-10-05 | – | 1949-07-04 | Deputy District Officer Commanding North-West District |
| 1949-07-27 | – | 1951-10-17 | Deputy Regional Commissioner Lower Saxony [Germany] |
| 1950-11-24 | – | 1952-02-05 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1951-10-23 | – | 1952-06-20 | Civil Affairs Officer, British Troops in Egypt |
| 1952-02-06 | – | 1956-04-11 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1952-06-21 | – | 1953-02-01 | District Officer Commanding Cyrenaica District [North Africa] |
| 1953-02-02 | – | 1953-04-XX | Principal Staff Officer to the Governor of Kenya |
| 1953-04-XX | – | 1953-06-XX | Director of Operations Kenya |
| 1953-06-XX | – | 1956-03-31 | Deputy Director of Operations Kenya |
| 1957-01-01 | – | 1964-01-01 | Colonel, 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars |
| 1957-04-11 | Retired |
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