The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Robertson, Brian Hubert
General
* 22nd of July 1896
† 29th of April 1974
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Baronet of Welbourn
Nickname: Baron Robertson of Oakrigde
Promotions
| 1940-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (South African Army) |
| 1943-01-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-01-28 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1944-01-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-12-16 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-10-30 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-11-17) |
| 1946-05-01 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-09-12) |
| 1947-11-17 | General (Dated back to 1946-10-03) |
Service
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Assistant Quartermaster-General, East Africa Command |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-XX-XX | Assistant Quartermaster-General, 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1942-06-28 | – | 1943-01-27 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-28 | – | 1943-07-17 | General Officer Commanding Tripolitania Base [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-18 | – | 1943-10-11 | General Officer Commanding Fortbase (Forward Tripolitania Base) [Sicily] |
| 1943-10-12 | – | 1944-03-09 | Deputy Chief Administration Officer, Advanced Administrative Echelon, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1943-10-12 | – | 1944-01-11 | Chief Administration Officer, 15th Army Group [Italy] |
| 1944-01-11 | – | 1944-01-18 | Chief Administration Officer, Allied Armies Italy |
| 1944-01-18 | – | 1944-03-09 | Chief Administration Officer, Allied Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1944-03-09 | – | 1944-12-16 | Chief Administration Officer, Allied Armies Italy |
| 1944-12-16 | – | Chief Administration Officer, Allied Force Headquarters | |
| 1945-07-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1945-07-XX | – | 1946-05-XX | Chief of Staff, British Forces in Germany |
| 1945-07-XX | – | 1947-10-21 | Deputy Military-Governor, British Zone in Germany |
| 1946-05-XX | – | 1947-10-31 | Deputy Commander in Chief British Forces in Germany |
| 1947-11-01 | – | 1949-09-29 | Commander in Chief British Forces in Germany |
| 1947-11-01 | – | 1949-09-29 | Military-Governor of the British Zone in Germany |
| 1947-11-01 | – | 1949-09-29 | Member of the Allied Control Council for Germany |
| 1949-06-27 | – | 1952-02-06 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1949-09-29 | – | 1950-06-23 | British High Commissioner Allied High Commission Germany |
| 1950-07-25 | – | 1953-04-10 | Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces |
| 1950-10-11 | – | 1960-10-10 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1951-02-04 | – | 1961-02-04 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
| 1952-02-06 | – | 1952-06-27 | Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen |
| 1953-11-10 | Retired | ||
| 1956-08-06 | – | 1965-07-15 | Honorary Colonel, Transportation Units, Army Emergency Reserve of Officers |
| 1961-07-27 | – | 1967-03-31 | Honorary Colonel, Engineer & Railway Staff Corps, Territorial Army |
| 1965-07-15 | – | 1966-06-22 | Honorary Colonel, Railway and Port Units, Army Emergency Reserve of Officers |
| 1967-04-01 | – | 1970-07-22 | Honorary Colonel, Engineer & Railway Staff Corps |
Picture source: NPG x159957, National Portrait Gallery, London