2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) - General Officers Commanding

General Officers Commanding

The 2nd Armoured Division had five General Officers Commanding during its Second World War existence, with the final officer being taken prisoner.

Appointed General Officer Commanding
15 December 1939 Major-General F.E. Hotblack
17 April 1940 Brigadier C.W.M. Norrie (acting)
10 May 1940 Major-General J.C. Tilly (Died on 5 January 1941)
16 January 1941 Brigadier H.B. Latham (acting)
12 February 1941 Major-General M.D. Gambier-Parry (captured on 8 April 1941)

The Division had three General Officers Commanding during its existence in the late 1970s and early 1980s:

Appointed General Officer Commanding
1977 Major-General Frank Kitson
February 1978 Major-General Alexander Boswell
March 1980 Major-General Martin Farndale

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