The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
McCreery, Richard Loudon
General
* 1st of February 1898
† 18th of October 1967
(12th Lancers)
Promotions
| 1935-09-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-07-29 | Brevet Colonel (dated back to 1937-07-29) |
| 1938-08-25 | Colonel (Dated back to 1937-07-29) |
| 1940-01-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-07-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-12-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-12-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1942-08-28 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-02-16 | Reverted to Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-05-21 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1943-07-14 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-05-15) |
| 1943-07-30 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-02-02 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-12-12 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1948-01-30 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-04) |
Service
| 1935-09-06 | – | 1938-01-28 | Commanding Officer 12th Lancers |
| 1938-01-29 | – | 1940-01-12 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-01-15 | – | 1940-04-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Light Armoured Brigade |
| 1940-04-14 | – | 1940-12-12 | Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [France - North Africa] |
| 1940-12-14 | – | 1941-10-15 | General Officer Commanding 8th Armoured Division |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1942-03-19 | General Officer Commanding Armoured Group |
| 1942-03-20 | – | 1942-08-22 | Advisor Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Middle East Command |
| 1942-08-23 | – | 1943-02-16 | Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
| 1943-02-17 | – | 1943-07-29 | Chief of Staff, 18th Army Group [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-30 | – | 1944-11-02 | General Officer Commanding X Corps [Italy] |
| 1944-11-03 | – | 1945-05-31 | General Officer Commanding 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1945-06-01 | – | 1946-03-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief British Troops in Austria |
| 1945-06-01 | – | 1946-03-XX | British High Commissioner to Austria |
| 1946-06-XX | – | 1948-04-01 | General Officer Commanding in Chief British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1946-06-21 | – | 1956-06-21 | Honorary Colonel, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army |
| 1947-05-21 | – | 1957-05-21 | Colonel, 14th/20th King's Hussars |
| 1947-05-21 | – | 1957-05-21 | Representative Colonel-Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1949-12-04 | British Army Representative, Military Staff Committee, United Nations |
| 1949-12-09 | Retired | ||
| 1951-05-18 | – | 1960-09-11 | Colonel, 12th Lancers |
| 1960-09-11 | – | 1961-05-18 | Colonel, 9th/12th Lancers |
Picture source: NPG x186344, National Portrait Gallery, London