The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Martel, Giffard Le Quesne
Lieutenant-General
* 10th of October 1889
† 3rd of September 1958
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Q
Promotions
| 1928-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1933-07-21 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-10-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01) |
| 1938-01-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-02-20 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-05-19) |
| 1940-12-09 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-12-09 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-04-12 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1930-07-21 | – | 1934-02-25 | Instructor at Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1936-10-21 | – | 1938-12-31 | Assistant Director of Mechanisation, War Office |
| 1938-01-01 | – | 1939-02-20 | Deputy Director of Mechanisation, War Office |
| 1939-02-20 | – | 1940-10-08 | General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-12-09 | – | 1942-09-XX | General Officer Commanding Royal Armoured Corps |
| 1943-03-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Head of the British Military Mission to Soviet Union |
| 1944-07-31 | Retired | ||
| 1944-10-15 | – | 1954-10-15 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
Picture source: NPG x83846, National Portrait Gallery, London