The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lovett, Osmond de Turville
Major-General
* 21st of October 1898
† 17th of October 1982
(2nd Gurkha Rifles)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1940-03-06 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-06 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-06 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Acting Colonel | |
| Acting Brigadier | |
| 1943-06-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Temporary Colonel | |
| Temporary Brigadier | |
| 1945-07-17 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-10-05 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1945-12-23 | Acting Major-General |
| War Substantive Colonel | |
| Temporary Major-General | |
| 1946-11-15 | Colonel (Dated back 1946-06-18) |
| 1947-06-03 | Major-General (Dated back to 1947-05-08) |
Service
| 1941-04-15 | – | 1943-03-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles [North Africa - Iraq - Cyprus] |
| 1943-01-XX | – | 1943-04-05 | Commanding Officer 7th Indian Infantry Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-05 | Wounded | ||
| 1943-06-XX | – | 1945-12-XX | Commanding Officer 7th Indian Infantry Brigade [Italy - Greece] |
| 1945-07-17 | – | 1945-10-05 | Acting General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Infantry Division [Greece] |
| 1945-12-23 | – | 1946-02-06 | General Officer Commanding 19th Indian Infantry Division |
| 1946-02-07 | – | 1947-08-XX | General Officer Commanding 7th Indian Infantry Division |
| 1947-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Rawalpindi [India] | ||
| 1948-10-18 | Retired |
Picture source: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5466505