The Generals
In the list below you will find the generals categorized by each nation and then alphabetical by last name.
Listed are those who held a generals rank during active service during World War II, but it also includes a number of retired generals with high political appointments.
For each general you will find information on the generals career following his promotion to colonel that is his military appointments or political like ambassadors or ministers. This also includes their post World War II career.
You will find the birth and death years of each general, plus his last obtained rank.
American Generals
This section covers US Army, US Army Air Force and National Guard generals between 1941-1945.
It does not so far include generals US Marine Corps.
Australian Generals
This section covers Australian army generals between 1939-1945.
Belgian Generals
This section covers Belgian army generals between 1940-1945
Brazilian Generals
This section covers Brazilian army generals between 1942-1945.
British Generals
This section covers the British army generals between 1939-1945.
The section also covers the generals of the Indian army & the Royal Marines.
Bulgarian Generals
This Section covers Bulgarian army generals between 1941-1945.
Canadian Generals
This section covers Canadian army generals between 1939-1945.
Chinese Generals
This section covers Chinese nationalist army generals between 1932-1945.
Croatian Generals
This section covers Croatian army generals between 1941-1945.
Czechoslovakian Generals
This section covers Czechoslovakian army generals between 1938-1945.
It also includes the army generals of the state of Slovakia.
Danish Generals
This section covers Danish army generals between 1940-1945.
Dutch Generals
This section covers Dutch army generals between 1940-1945.
This also includes the army generals of the Dutch East Indian Army.
Estonian Generals
This section covers Estonian army generals between 1939-40.
Finnish Generals
This sections covers Finnish army generals between 1939-1945.
French Generals
This section covers French army generals between 1939-1945.
It includes Free French as well as Vichy generals.
German Generals
This section covers German army generals between 1939-1945.
It does not include Luftwaffe or Waffen SS generals.
Greek Generals
This section covers Greek army generals between 1940-1945.
It also includes the generals of different partisan movements.
Hungarian Generals
This section covers Hungarian army generals between 1939-1945.
Italian Generals
This section covers Italian army generals between 1939-1945.
It also includes the MVSN generals.
Japanese Generals
This section covers Japanese army generals between 1932-1945.
The name spelling follows that of Richard Fuller's Shokan : Hirohito's Samurai.
Latvian Generals
This section covers Latvian army generals between 1939-1940.
Lithuanian Generals
This section covers Lithuanian army generals between 1939-1940.
Manchukuon Generals
This section covers Manchukuo army generals between 1932-1945.
New Zealand Generals
This section covers New Zealand army generals between 1939-1945.
Norwegian Generals
This section covers Norwegian army generals between 1939-1945.
Polish Generals
This section covers Polish army generals between 1939-1945.
It also includes the generals of the Polish People's Army (PPA).
Romanian Generals
This section covers Romanian army generals between 1939-1945.
South African Generals
This section covers South African army generals between 1939-1945.
Soviet Generals
This section covers Soviet army generals between 1939-1945.
It also includes the Air Force (VVS) and NKVD generals.
Name spelling follows that of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
Thai Generals
This section covers Thai army generals between 1940-1945.
Yugoslavian Generals
This section covers Yugoslavian army generals between 1941-1945.
It includes the generals from the Royal Army as well as the communist partisans.