General Officers Commanding
Commanders included:
- Sep 1939-Mar 1940 Major-General George Lindsay
- Mar 1940-Jun 1940 Major-General Edward Beck
- Jun 1940-Aug 1940 Major-General Sir Alan Cunningham
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Famous quotes containing the words general, officers and/or commanding:
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“My father in the night commanding No
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