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Pages in category "British Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 369 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category is senior British military leaders such as generals, admirals and air marshals who served during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
British Army generals of World War II (1 C, 369 P) Pages in category "British Army generals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 880 total.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
General Sir George Digby Barker (1833—1914), Commander British Forces in Hong Kong; Brigadier-General Sir George Robert Barker (1817—1861), Royal Artillery; Lieutenant-General Michael Barker (1884—1960), GOC Aldershot Command; Brigadier-General Randle Barnett Barker (1870–1918), Commander 99th Brigade
General Montgomery stops his car to chat with troops during a tour of I Corps area near Caen, 11 July 1944. If the British could take the Borguebus Ridge, the way to the plains of northern France would be wide open, and potentially Paris could be taken, which explains the ferocity with which the Germans defended the ridge.
The Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) was the supreme military staff for the United States and Britain during World War II. It set all the major policy decisions for the two nations, subject to the approvals of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 0-85052-696-5. Mead, Richard (2007). Churchill's Lions: A Biographical Guide to the Key British Generals of World War II. Stroud: Spellmount. ISBN 978-1-86227-431-0. Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword.