The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Richards, George Warren
Major-General
* 4th of July 1898
† 23rd of February 1978
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Promotions
| 1939-11-15 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-02-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-09 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-04-26 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-10-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-08-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-02-21 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1945-02-21 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-05-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-02-18) |
| 1945-09-08 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1946-01-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-23 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-02-01) |
Service
| 1939-11-15 | – | 1940-08-04 | Chief Instructor at ? |
| 1940-08-28 | – | 1941-10-25 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-07-01 | – | 1942-08-04 | Commanding Officer 1st Army Tank Brigade [North Africa] |
| 1942-07-31 | – | 1943-07-23 | Commanding Officer 23rd Independent Armoured Brigade Group [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-23 | – | 1944-01-14 | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-02-21 | – | 1945-06-06 | Major-General Royal Armoured Corps, 21st Army Group |
| 1946-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division | ||
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1949-12-XX | General Officer Commanding 49th Armoured Division |
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1949-12-XX | District Officer Commanding North Midland District |
| 1949-04-18 | Retired | ||
| 1952-06-03 | – | 1956-08-28 | Honorary Colonel, 40th Royal Tank Regiment, Territorial Army |
Picture source: NPG x169642, National Portrait Gallery, London