Freyberg Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Freyberg, based on 6 World History Database records associated with New Zealand.

6 records1939–19463 events1 places

Chronological biography

1939

Commander of NZEF1939

Warfare / Military · Baron · Commander of NZEF · Wellington

Appointed Commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Commander of NZEF1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Baron · Commander of NZEF · Wellington

Appointed Commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force

1941

Mercury27 May 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Baron · Major General · Wellington

Crete is captured by the German forces, Freyberg organizes the British withdrawal

1943

Lieutenant General1943

Warfare / Military · Baron · Lieutenant General · Wellington

Appointed Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Baron · Lieutenant General · Wellington

Appointed Lieutenant General

1946

Lieutenant General1946

Government / Government of New Zealand · Baron · Lieutenant General · Wellington

Appointed Lieutenant General

Titles and roles

Baron · Commander of NZEF · Baron · Lieutenant General · Baron · Major General

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.