The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Shoosmith, Stephen Newton
Major-General
* 15th of September 1900
† 3rd of December 1956
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1941-03-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-04-25 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-04-25 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-10-25 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-25 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-10-25 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-11-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1946-02-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-05-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-11-11 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-10-25) |
| 1949-11-23 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-03-11 | – | 1941-12-31 | Assistant Military Secretary, War Cabinet |
| 1942-08-06 | – | 1942-08-31 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1942-09-01 | – | 1943-04-24 | General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1943-04-25 | – | 1943-12-12 | Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1943-12-13 | – | 1945-03-02 | Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Brigade [North Africa - Italy - Greece] |
| 1945-03-10 | – | 1945-09-16 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1946-02-18 | – | 1946-03-21 | Brigadier (Q), ? |
| 1946-03-22 | – | 1946-04-30 | Head of Intelligence Bureau, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1946-06-14 | – | 1947-01-11 | Deputy Military-Governor (Intelligence), British Zone in Germany |
| 1947-01-12 | – | 1947-02-20 | Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade |
| 1947-03-01 | – | 1948-09-19 | Commandant of Training Centre, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1948-11-18 | – | 1949-11-21 | Chief of Staff, Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1949-11-23 | – | 1951-07-31 | Deputy Head of Army Staff, British Joint Staff Mission Washington |
| 1951-08-01 | – | 1952-01-27 | Head of the British Army Mission Washington |
| 1952-04-16 | – | 1952-08-21 | District Officer Commanding East Anglian District |
| 1952-08-27 | – | 1954-06-08 | Deputy Chief of Staff to Supreme Commander United Nation Forces in Korea |
| 1954-11-01 | – | 1956-12-03 | Principal Staff Officer to Deputy Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe |
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