Commanders included:
| Appointed | General Officer Commanding |
|---|---|
| 3 September 1939 | Major-General Percy Hobart |
| 16 November 1939 | Brigadier John A. L. Caunter (acting) |
| 4 December 1939 | Major-General Michael O'Moore Creagh |
| 1 April 1941 | Brigadier J.A.L. Caunter (acting) |
| 13 April 1941 | Major-General Michael O'Moore Creagh(replaced after failure of Battleaxe) |
| 3 September 1941 | Major-General William Gott (promoted to command of XIII Corps) |
| 6 February 1942 | Major-General John Campbell VC (killed in motor accident 23 February) |
| 23 February 1942 | Brigadier A.H. Gatehouse (acting) |
| 9 March 1942 | Major-General Frank Messervy (dismissed after battle of Gazala) |
| 19 June 1942 | Major-General James Renton |
| 14 September 1942 | Major-General John Harding (wounded on 18 January 1943) |
| 20 January 1943 | Brigadier George Roberts (acting) |
| 24 January 1943 | Major-General George Erskine |
| 4 August 1944 | Major-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney |
| 22 November 1944 | Major-General Lewis Lyne |
| 1947 | Major-General George Roberts |
| March 1949 | Major-General Robert Arkwright |
| May 1951 | Major-General Charles Jones |
| November 1953 | Major-General Kenneth Cooper |
| March 1956 | Major-General John Hackett |
| February 1958 | Major-General Geoffrey Musson |
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