The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Geoffrey Lionel Watkinson

Watkinson, Geoffrey Lionel

Major-General

* 20th of July 1899

† 7th of May 1971

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1940-06-01 Acting lieutenant-Colonel
1940-06-24 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-19 Acting Colonel
1941-08-19 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-08-19 Temporary Colonel
1943-11-26 Acting Brigadier
1944-05-26 Temporary Brigadier
1944-07-31 Colonel
1945-10-11 Acting Major-General
1946-09-12 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-06-01 1940-06-24 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1941-02-19 1942-08-22 Commandant of Military Chemical Exploitation Station, Ministry of Supply
1942-08-26 1943-06-21 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1943-06-23 1943-11-26 Commanding Officer Headquarters Engineer Assault Troops
1943-11-26 1944-05-10 Commanding Officer 1st Assault Brigade, Royal Engineers
1944-05-10 1945-01-17 Commanding Officer 1st Assault Brigade & Assault Park Squadron, Royal Engineers [Northwestern Europe]
1945-01-17 1945-02-12 Commanding Officer 1st Assault Brigade, Royal Engineers [Northwestern Europe]
1945-XX-XX Chief Enginer, XXX Corps
1945-10-11 1946-XX-XX Chief Engineer, British Army of the Rhine [Germany]
1946-09-12 Retired
1952-09-29 1967-03-31 Honorary Colonel, 101th Field Regiment, Royal Engineers, 43rd Infantry Division