The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Kenneth William Dobson Strong

Strong, Kenneth William Dobson

Major-General

* 9th of September 1900

† 11th of January 1982

(Royal Scots Fusiliers)

Promotions

1940-05-15 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-08-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-03-16 Acting Colonel
1942-03-16 Acting Brigadier
1942-09-16 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-09-16 Temporary Colonel
1942-09-16 Temporary Brigadier
1943-12-01 Acting Major-General
1944-12-01 War Substantive Colonel
1944-12-01 Temporary Major-General
1945-04-18 Colonel
1947-05-09 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-05-15 1941-04-07 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1942-03-16 1943-03-09 Brigadier General Staff (Intelligence) Home Forces
1943-03-23 1943-11-30 Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Allied Force Headquarters
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Chief of Intelligence Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces
1945-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Director-General of Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office
1947-05-09 Retired
1948-XX-XX 1964-XX-XX First Director of Joint Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Defence
1964-XX-XX 1966-XX-XX First Director-General of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence
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