The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Manners-Smith, Lionel Charles
Major-General
* 20th of September 1898
† 28th of July 1975
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1939-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-06 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-06 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-15 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-05-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-15 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-15 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-11-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-04-23 | Colonel (Dated back to 1942-01-01) |
| 1943-05-27 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-11-06 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1947-01-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1947-03-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-09-23 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1940-06-04 | Instructor at School of Artillery |
| 1940-06-06 | – | 1941-05-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-05-15 | – | 1941-10-09 | Commander Royal Artillery, ? |
| 1941-10-10 | – | 1942-06-01 | Commanding Officer Guards Support Group |
| 1942-06-01 | – | Commander Royal Artillery, Guards Armoured Division | |
| – | 1943-05-25 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, VIII Corps | |
| 1943-07-01 | – | 1944-12-12 | Commander Corps Royal Artillery, I Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-11-12 | – | 1945-01-01 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Allied Land Forces South-East Asia |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1945-07-16 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, South-East Asia Command |
| 1946-01-01 | – | Director of Tactical Investigation, War Office | |
| 1948-09-23 | Retired |
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