The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Field Marshal Francis Wogan Festing

Festing, Francis Wogan

Field Marshal

* 28th of August 1902

† 3rd of August 1976

(Rifle Brigade)

Nickname: Front-Line Frankie

Promotions

1939-02-23 Local Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-01-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-04-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-13 Acting Colonel
1941-10-13 Acting Brigadier
1942-04-13 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-13 Temporary Colonel
1942-04-13 Temporary Brigadier
1942-11-28 Acting Major-General
1943-11-28 War Substantive Colonel
1943-11-28 Temporary Major-General
1945-02-08 Colonel
1946-08-17 Major-General (Dated back to 1944-11-23)
1949-06-26 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1950-01-16 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General
1952-02-06 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1952-08-05 Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1952-02-06)
1955-11-29 General
1960-09-01 Field Marshal

Service

1939-02-23 1939-12-31 Instructor at Staff College Camberley
1940-01-01 1940-09-20 General Staff Officer, 1 War Office
1940-09-21 1941-10-12 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
1941-10-13 1941-12-07 Commanding Officer 29th Independent Brigade Group [South Africa - Madagascar - East Africa]
1942-01-XX 1944-09-01 General Officer Commanding 36th Indian Division [Burma]
1944-09-01 1945-05-21 General Officer Commanding 36th Infantry Division [Burma]
1945-06-26 1945-08-28 General Officer Commanding 36th Infantry Division [Burma]
1945-08-29 1947-01-10 General Officer Commanding Land Forces, Hong Kong
1947-02-01 1949-06-25 Director of Weapons & Development, War Office
1948-02-01 1953-03-11 Honorary Colonel, ? Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Territorial Army
1949-06-26 1950-01-17 General Officer Commanding British Forces in Hong Kong
1950-10-01 1951-03-03 President of the Regular Commissions Board, War Office
1951-04-01 1952-02-06 Assistant Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
1952-02-06 1952-04-21 Temporary General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command
1952-04-23 1954-06-15 General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt
1953-03-12 1965-10-01 Colonel, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
1953-04-17 1953-04-27 Temporary Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces
1954-07-01 1956-05-15 General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command
1956-08-10 1958-06-24 Commander in Chief Far East Land Forces
1958-06-26 1960-09-01 Aide-de-Camp to the Queen
1958-09-29 1961-10-31 Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1958-11-07 1966-01-01 Colonel-Commandant, 3rd Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade)
1966-01-01 1968-08-28 Colonel-Commandant, 3rd Battalion, the Royal Green Jackets
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley