9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) - General Officer Commanding

General Officer Commanding

The 9th Armoured Division had three men who held the position of General Officer Commanding during the Second World War.

Appointed General Officer Commanding
4 December 1940 Major-General Brocas Burrows
20 March 1942 Major-General Brian Horrocks
12 August 1942 Major-General John D'Arcy

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