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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. He commanded the 12th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment during its crossing of the Rhine in March 1945, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. After the war he became General Staff Officer (Intelligence) at General Headquarters Far East Land Forces in July 1950, 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. 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.

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.

• 1910 births
• 1988 deaths
• British Army major generals
• Companions of the Order of the Bath
• Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
• Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
• Devonshire Regiment officers
• British Army personnel of World War II