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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 .
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Yugoslav Partisans (after 1943) [58] Maršal Jugoslavije: General-pukovnik: General-lajtant: General-major: Pukovnik: Potpukovnik: Major: Kapetan: Poručnik: Potporučnik: Zastavnik: Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
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.
See also Category:British generals – note that a "Brigadier" is not classed as a "general" in the British Army, despite being a NATO 1-star equivalent rank. [1] Prior to the mid to late-1990s, British ranks used a hyphen.
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.
After the Crimean War (30 January 1855), the War Office ordered different rank badges for British general, staff officers and regimental officers. It was the first complete set of rank badges to be used by the British Army. Field Marshal: Two rows of one inch wide oak-leaf designed lace on the collar with crossed baton above the wreath in silver.
Ross's full general rank was general of horse. Haydn's Book of Dignities gives Ross's promotion date as 1 April 1712. [4] 2 July 1730 [4] Sir Charles Wills: 1666 1741 Full general rank was general of foot. His promotion was not gazetted until 17 July 1739. [15] 2 July 1730 [4] Thomas Whetham: c. 1665: 1741 Full general rank was general of foot.
A British development of the Sherman led to the Sherman Firefly, which was the only tank able to defeat German Panther, Tiger I and Tiger II tanks at range, until the Comet tank entered service in late 1944. [77] The British divisional anti-tank weapon was the Ordnance QF 2-pounder, which had three times the range of the German 3.7 cm PaK 36. [78]