John Dill Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Dill, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1940–19424 events3 places

Chronological biography

1940

Supreme War Council16 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Vice Chief Imperial General Staff · Paris

Accompanies Churchill during the crisis meeting in Paris.

Narvik Evacuation Planning24 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Chief Imperial General Staff · London

Works on evacuation planning after the campaign in France worsens.

Operation Alphabet24 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Chief Imperial General Staff · Narvik

Works on the military implications of evacuating Allied forces from Narvik.

Supreme War Council31 May 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Chief Imperial General Staff · Paris

Accompanies Churchill during the Paris crisis meeting.

1942

Chiefs of Staff1942

Warfare / Military · Member of Chiefs of Staff · London

Appointed Member of Combined-Chiefs of Staff

Chiefs of Staff1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Member of Chiefs of Staff · London

Appointed Member of Combined-Chiefs of Staff

Titles and roles

General · Chief Imperial General Staff · General · Vice Chief Imperial General Staff · Member of 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.