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Alan Francis Brooke Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alan Francis Brooke, based on 35 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

35 records1935–194625 events5 places

Chronological biography

1935

Major General1935
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Major General · London

Appointed Major General

1937

Commander of Mobile Division1937
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander of Mobile Division · London

Appointed Commander of the Mobile Division

1938

Commander of Anti-Air Corps1938
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander of Anti-Air Corps

Appointed Commander of the Anti-Aircraft Corps

Lieutenant General1938
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Lieutenant General · London

Appointed Lieutenant General

1939

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)1939
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps

Appointed Commander of the 2nd Corps of the British Expeditionary Force in France

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)1939
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps

Appointed Commander of the 2nd Corps of the British Expeditionary Force in France

British Expeditionary Force (BEF)1939
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps · Dunkirk

Directs defensive actions which secure the escape of the BEF from Dunkirk

Commander of Second Army Corps1939
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps

Appointed Commander of the 2nd Corps of the British Expeditionary Force in France

Commander of Second Army Corps1939
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps

Appointed Commander of the 2nd Corps of the British Expeditionary Force in France

Operation Dynamo1939
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps · Dunkirk

Directs defensive actions which secure the escape of the BEF from Dunkirk

1940

Maginot Line1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps · Dunkirk

Hitler rounds the Maginot line forcing evacuation of 340,000 between 27 May-4 June

Operation Dynamo1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps · Dunkirk

Hitler rounds the Maginot line forcing evacuation of 340,000 between 27 May-4 June

Commander in Chief19 July 1940
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander of the Home Forces

Commander in Chief19 July 1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander of the Home Forces after the evacuation at Dunkirk

Invasion of Great Britain19 July 1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Commander in Chief

Begins preparations for an anticipated German invasion of Britain

1941

Adviser1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Adviser-Churchill

Appointed Principle Military Adivisor to Churchill

Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)1941
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)

Appointed Commander of the Imperial General Staff

Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)

Appointed Commander of the Imperial General Staff

1942

Chairman1942
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Chairman of Chief of Staff Comm

Appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

Chairman1942
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chairman of Chief of Staff Comm

Appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

Joint Chiefs of Staff1942
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Appointed Member of Joint Chiefs-of-Sraff

Joint Chiefs of Staff1942
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Appointed Member of Joint Chiefs-of-Sraff

Meeting5 August 1942
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Auchinleck agrees Brookes proposal to make Montgomery Comander of the Eighth Army

1943

Conference of Casablanca1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff · Casablanca

Eienhower is appointed The Supreme Allied Commander for Overlord instead of Brooke

Suez CanalMay 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Chief of Imperial General Staff · London

Plans British strategy after the North African victory secures the Suez Canal and frees forces for Mediterranean operations.

Conference of Trident12 May 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Field Marshal · Chief of the Imperial General Staff · Washington

Alan Brooke represents British military planning interests during the Trident Conference

British Military Delegation at Tehran28 November 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Tehran

Brooke attends the Tehran discussions as Chief of the Imperial General Staff and principal British military adviser.

Brooke Attends Tripartite Military Meeting29 November 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Tehran

Brooke represents British strategic views during the formal military discussions among the three powers.

Brooke Reviews Mediterranean Resource Demands29 November 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Tehran

Brooke examines how Mediterranean commitments would affect forces and landing craft required for Overlord.

Brooke Attends Churchill Birthday Conference Dinner30 November 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Tehran

Brooke attends the dinner where military and political discussions continue among senior Allied leaders.

Allied Cover Plan Coordination Agreed1 December 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Tehran

Brooke's delegation joins the agreement to coordinate deception plans intended to mislead Germany about forthcoming operations.

1944

Field Marshal1944
Warfare / Military · Viscount · Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

Field Marshal1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Field Marshal

Appointed Field Marshal

1945

Peerage1945
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Field Marshal

Created Baron Brooke, 1st

1946

Peerage1946
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Viscount · Field Marshal

Created Viscount Brooke

Titles and roles

Field Marshal · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Field Marshal · Chief of the Imperial General Staff · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff · Viscount · Adviser-Churchill · Viscount · Chairman of Chief of Staff Comm · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff · Viscount · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS) · Viscount · Commander in Chief · Viscount · Commander of Anti-Air Corps · Viscount · Commander of Mobile Division · Viscount · Commander of Second Army Corps · Viscount · Field Marshal · Viscount · Lieutenant General · Viscount · Major General · Viscount · Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.