The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Rudolph Charles Hogg Kirwan

Kirwan, Rudolph Charles Hogg

Major-General

* 22nd of May 1903

† 28th of December 1989

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1940-07-11 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-13 Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-03-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-10-07 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-10-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-03-26 Acting Colonel
1944-03-26 Acting Brigadier
1944-09-26 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-09-26 Temporary Colonel
1944-09-26 Temporary Brigadier
1945-03-12 Acting Major-General
1945-04-03 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1947-06-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-10-14 Colonel (Dated back to 1947-09-26)
1949-05-23 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

Commanding Officer 72nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1944-03-XX 1946-03-XX Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Division Infantry [Italy]
1945-03-02 1945-03-07 Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Brigade [Greece]
1945-03-09 1945-04-02 Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division [Greece]
1945-04-20 1945-04-25 Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division [Greece]
1947-07-XX 1949-03-XX Deputy Director of Military Operations, War Office
1949-05-23 Retired