MENU

Home

Officers

Units

Other Pages

Reference

51 (Highland) Infantry Division
Criteria [1] Branch [2] Directorate [3] Role [4]

Command Appointments - Main - General Officer Commanding

From To Rank Name Acting
03-Sep-1939 12-Jun-1940 Major-General VM Fortune
07-Aug-1940 13-Oct-1940 Major-General Sir Alan Cunningham
13-Oct-1940 28-Oct-1940 Brigadier ACL Stanley Clarke *
28-Oct-1940 05-Jun-1941 Major-General Sir Neil Ritchie
05-Jun-1941 11-Jun-1941 Brigadier CB Wainwright *
11-Jun-1941 21-Aug-1943 Major-General DN Wimberley
21-Aug-1943 25-Jul-1944 Major-General DC Bullen-Smith
26-Jul-1944 24-Mar-1945 Major-General TG Rennie
25-Mar-1945 28-May-1945 Major-General GHA MacMillan
28-May-1945 31-Aug-1945 Major-General AJH Cassels
Number of Records Returned: 0
Number of Pages Returned : 0

Pages

Page Description
Home Unit Definition
Appointments Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
Battle Honours Battle Honours or Campaigns awarded to the Unit
History Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Forces Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only)
Order of Battle Order of Battle for this Unit
Subordinates Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit
Superiors Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached
Theatres Theatres of Operations which Unit served in