Paul Gleadell

Major-General Paul Gleadell CB, CBE, DSO (1910–1988) was a British Army officer.

Paul Gleadell
Born1910
Died1988
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held44th (Home Counties) Division
Battles/warsSecond World War
Cyprus Emergency
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Gleadell was commissioned into the Devonshire Regiment on 28 August 1930.[1] He commanded the 12th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment during its crossing of the Rhine in March 1945[2] during the Second World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] After the war he became General Staff Officer (Intelligence) at General Headquarters Far East Land Forces in July 1950,[4] Commander of 24th Infantry Brigade in July 1955 and Chief of Staff (Operations) at Land Forces, Cyprus in May 1958 during the Cyprus Emergency.[5] After that he became General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in January 1954 and then Director of Infantry in February 1962 before retiring in February 1965.[5]

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References
  1. "No. 33639". The London Gazette. 29 August 1930. p. 5360.
  2. Saunders, Tim (2004). Operation Varsity: Rhine Crossing: The British and Canadian Airborne Assault. Leo Cooper. p. 167. ISBN 978-1844152216.
  3. "No. 37112". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1945. p. 2877.
  4. "Paul Gleadell". Paradata. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by
William Turner		 GOC 44th (Home Counties) Division
1959–1962		 Succeeded by
Harry Grimshaw
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