Paul Gleadell

Paul Gleadell
Born	1910
Died	1988
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Commands	44th (Home Counties) Division (1959–62) 24th Infantry Brigade (1955–58) 12th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment (1944–45)
Battles / wars	Second World War Cyprus Emergency
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Croix de Guerre (France)

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

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] for which he was awarded 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 the 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]

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