List of Commandants of Berlin Sectors
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American
- Floyd L. ParksFloyd Lavinius ParksFloyd Lavinius Parks was a US Army General during World War II. During the war, he was chief of staff of the US Army Ground Forces and the First Allied Airborne Army. As such, he participated in Operation Market Garden that directed air drops into the Netherlands behind the German lines which...
:(4 July 1945 - 2 September 1945) - James M. GavinJames M. GavinJames Maurice "Jumpin' Jim" Gavin was a prominent Lieutenant General in the United States Army during World War II...
: (3 September 1945 - 10 October 1945) - Ray W. BarkerRay BarkerRay Wehnes Barker was a Major General of the Allied Forces, and served in the European Theater of Operations During World War II. General Barker was a key member of the combined United States-British group, which became known as COSSAC...
:(11 October 1945 - 1 May 1946) - Frank A. KeatingFrank A. KeatingFrank A. Keating was a career military officer who commanded the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II, was Governor of the U.S. Zone of Germany, and was Chief U.S. Military Advisor to Korea....
:(1 May 1946 - 13 May 1947) - Cornelius E. Ryan :(14 May 1947 - 23 September 1947)
- William Hesketh :(24 September 1947 - 30 November 1947)
- Frank Leo Howley :(1 December 1947 - 31 August 1949)
- Maxwell D. TaylorMaxwell D. TaylorGeneral Maxwell Davenport "Max" Taylor was an United States Army four star general and diplomat of the mid-20th century, who served as the fifth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after having been appointed by the President of the United States John F...
:(31 August 1949 - 31 January 1951) - Lemuel MathewsonLemuel MathewsonLemuel Mathewson was a United States Army Lieutenant General.-Early career:Mathewson was born in Bath, New York on March 29, 1899...
:(1 February 1951 - 2 January 1953) - Thomas S. Timberman :(3 January 1953 - 4 August 1954)
- George B. Honnen :(5 August 1954 - 9 September 1955)
- Charles L. Dasher :(10 September 1955 - 3 June 1957)
- Barksdale HamlettBarksdale HamlettBarksdale Hamlett, Jr. was a United States Army four-star general who served as commandant of the American sector of Berlin during the 1958 Berlin crisis and as vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964...
:(4 June 1957 - 15 December 1959) - Ralph M. Osborne :(20 December 1959 - 3 May 1961)
- Albert Watson II :(4 May 1961 - 2 January 1963)
- James H. PolkJames H. PolkJames Hilliard Polk was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe from 1967 to 1971...
:(2 January 1963 - 31 August 1964) - John F. Franklin, Jr. :(1 September 1964 - 3 June 1967)
- Robert G. Fergusson :(3 June 1967 - 28 February 1970)
- George M. Seignious II :(28 February 1970 - 12 May 1971)
- William W. Cobb :(12 May 1971 - 10 June 1974)
- Sam S. WalkerSam S. WalkerSam Sims Walker , United States Army, is a retired General who served as the Commanding General of Allied Land Forces, South East Europe from 1977 to 1978.-Military career:...
:(10 June 1974 - 11 August 1975) - Joseph C. McDonough :(11 August 1975 - 7 June 1978)
- Calvert P. Benedict :(7 June 1978 - 5 July 1981)
- James G. Boatner :(5 July 1981 - 27 June 1984)
- John H. Mitchell :(27 June 1984 - 1 June 1988)
- Raymond E. Haddock :(1 June 1988 - 2 October 1990)
British
British Commanders were:- Lewis LyneLewis LyneMajor-General Lewis Owen Lyne CB DSO was a British Commander during World War II.-Military career:Lyne was commissioned into the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1921. He was made a Staff Officer at the War Office in 1938....
:(5 July 1945 - 30 August 1945) - Eric Nares :(30 August 1945 - 13 June 1947)
- Otway HerbertOtway HerbertLieutenant General Sir Edwin Otway Herbert KBE CB DSO was a British Army General who achieved high command in the 1950s.-Military career:...
:(13 June 1947 - 23 January 1949) - Geoffrey BourneGeoffrey Bourne, Baron BourneGeneral Geoffrey Kemp Bourne, Baron Bourne GCB, KBE, CMG was a British soldier.-Military career:Commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1923, Bourne served in Hong Kong from 1930 to 1932, in Gibraltar from 1933 and 1934, in the Staff College, Camberley in 1935 and 1936, and in Colchester in 1937...
:(23 January 1949 - 24 October 1951) - Charles Coleman :(24 October 1951 - 13 March 1954)
- William OliverWilliam Oliver (British Army officer)Lieutenant General Sir William Pasfield Oliver GBE KCB KCMG was Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff.-Military career:Oliver was commissioned into the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in 1920. He became Adjutant of his Regiment in 1927 and went on to be an Instructor at the Army School of...
:(13 March 1954 - 30 April 1955) - Robert Cottrell-HillRobert Cottrell-HillMajor-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill CB CBE DSO & Bar MC was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:Educated at Bedford School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Cottrell-Hill was commissioned into the Border Regiment in 1924...
:(1 May 1955 - 6 February 1956) - Francis RomeFrancis RomeMajor-General Francis David Rome CB CMG CBE DSO was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:Rome was commissioned into the British Army in 1925...
:(26 March 1956 - 20 March 1959) - Rohan DelacombeRohan DelacombeMajor General Sir Rohan Delacombe, KCMG, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ was a British military officer who commanded the British occupation forces in Berlin from 1959 to 1962 at the height of the Cold War...
:(23 March 1959 - 3 May 1962) - Claude DunbarClaude DunbarMajor General Claude Ian Hurley Dunbar CB CBE DSO was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:Dunbar was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1929....
:(May 1962 - Dec 1962) - David Peel YatesDavid Peel YatesLieutenant General Sir David Peel Yates KCB CVO DSO OBE was a British Army General who reached high office during the 1960s.-Military career:David Peel Yates was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1931...
:(Dec 1962 - Jan 1966) - John NelsonJohn Nelson (British Army officer)Major-General Sir John Nelson KCVO CB DSO OBE MC was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:...
:(Feb 1966 - Feb 1968) - James Bowes-LyonJames Bowes-LyonMajor-General Sir Francis James Cecil Bowes-Lyon KCVO CB OBE MC was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:Bowes-Lyon was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1938. He served in the Guards Armoured Division during World War II.In 1955 he became Commandant at the Guards...
:(Mar 1968 - Nov 1970) - Lord CathcartAlan Cathcart, 6th Earl CathcartMajor-General Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart CB DSO MC was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:...
:(Nov 1970 - Jul 1973) - David Scott-BarrettDavid Scott-BarrettLieutenant General Sir David William Scott-Barrett KBE MC was General Officer Commanding Scotland.-Military career:...
:(Aug 1973 - Nov 1975) - Roy RedgraveRoy Redgrave (British Army officer)Major-General Sir Roy Michael Frederick Redgrave, KBE MC was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.-Military career:...
:(Nov 1975 - Jan 1978) - Robert RichardsonRobert Richardson (British Army officer)Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Francis Richardson KCB CVO CBE was a British Army officer. Among other posts, he commanded a battalion and a brigade during the Troubles before becoming General Officer Commanding in Northern Ireland....
:(Jan 1978 - Sep 1980) - David MostynDavid MostynGeneral Sir Joseph David Frederick Mostyn KCB CBE is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.-Military career:...
:(Sep 1980 - Oct 1983) - Bernard Gordon-Lennox :(Oct 1983 - Dec 1985)
- Patrick BrookingPatrick BrookingMajor-General Patrick Guy Brooking CB MBE DL was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:Educated at Charterhouse School and the Alliance française, Brooking was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1956. He served with 39th Brigade in Belfast from...
:(Dec 1985 - Jan 1989) - Robert CorbettRobert Corbett (British Army officer)Major-General Sir Robert John Swan Corbett KCVO CB was the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.-Military career:...
:(1989 - 1990)
French
- Geoffroi du Bois de Beauchesne :(11 July 1945 - 12 March 1946)
- Charles Lançon :(12 March 1946 - 4 October 1946)
- Jean Ganeval :(4 October 1946 - 5 October 1950)
- Pierre Carolet :(1 October 1950 - 31 December 1952)
- Pierre Manceaux-Démiau :(1 January 1953 - 31 December 1954)
- Amédée J.B. Gèze :(1 January 1955 - 30 September 1958)
- Jean Lacomme :(1 October 1958 - 25 February 1962)
- Edouard K. Toulouse :(1962 - 1964)
- François Binoche :(1964 - 1967)
- Bertrand Huchet de Quénetain :(1967 - 1970)
- Maurice Routier :(1970 - 1973)
- Camille Metzler :(1973 - 1975)
- Jacques Mangin :(1975 - 1977)
- Bernard d'Astorg :(1977 - 1980)
- Jean P. Liron :(1980 - 1984)
- Olivier Le Taillendier de Gabory :(1984 - 1985)
- Paul Cavarrot :(1985 - 1987)
- François Cann :(1987 - 1990)