The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hirsch, Charles Ernest Rickards
Major-General
* 11th of January 1903
† 20th of March 1975
(Welch Regiment)
Promotions
| 1941-11-15 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-26 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-08-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-04-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-06-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-10-04 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-10-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-12-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1947-10-30 | Colonel (Dated back to 1947-10-04) |
| 1952-07-01 | Brigadier |
| 1954-05-20 | Local Major-General |
| 1954-06-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1955-06-28 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-11-15 | – | 1942-05-27 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-05-28 | – | 1943-07-26 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1944-04-04 | – | 1944-06-07 | Colonel General Staff, ? |
| 1944-06-08 | – | 1945-01-08 | Brigadier General Staff (Intelligence), Allied Armies in Italy |
| 1945-01-08 | – | 1945-03-15 | Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence), 15th Army Group [Italy] |
| 1945-03-16 | – | 1945-05-19 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1945-06-11 | – | 1948-01-14 | Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1948-02-26 | – | 1951-09-20 | Senior Army Liaison Officer to South Africa |
| 1951-11-15 | – | 1954-04-23 | Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief (Designated) United Kingdom Land Forces |
| 1954-06-09 | – | 1956-04-01 | Deputy Chief of Staff to Supreme Commander United Nations Forces Korea |
| 1956-06-05 | – | 1958-06-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Central Europe |
| 1958-09-13 | Retired | ||
| 1959-10-16 | – | 1965-03-01 | Honorary Colonel, 5th Battalion, Welch Regiment |
Picture source: Courtesy of Peter Hirsch