The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Harding, Allan Francis John Baron
Field Marshal
* 10th of February 1896
† 20th of January 1989
(Somerset Light Infantry)
Nickname: Baron Harding of of Petherton
Promotions
| 1938-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-04-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-06-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-08-09 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-01-01) |
| 1942-01-26 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-01-26 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-04-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1943-11-10 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-11-10 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-04-26 | Major-General |
| 1944-11-10 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-08-19 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1945-01-01) |
| 1949-12-09 | General |
| 1953-07-21 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1940-10-12 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry |
| 1940-10-12 | – | 1940-12-19 | General Staff Officer 1, Middle East Command |
| 1940-12-20 | – | 1941-01-01 | Brigadier General Staff, Western Desert Force |
| 1941-01-01 | – | 1942-01-25 | Brigadier General Staff, XIII Corps |
| 1942-01-26 | – | 1942-08-14 | Deputy Director of Military Training Middle East Command |
| 1942-08-15 | – | 1942-09-16 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Middle East Command |
| 1942-09-14 | – | 1943-01-19 | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-19 | Wounded | ||
| 1943-11-10 | – | 1943-12-31 | General Officer Commanding VIII Corps |
| 1944-01-XX | – | 1944-01-11 | Chief of Staff, 15th Allied Army Group [Italy] |
| 1944-01-11 | – | 1944-01-18 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces in Italy |
| 1944-01-18 | – | 1944-03-01 | Chief of Staff, Allied Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-12-11 | Chief of Staff, Allied Armies in Italy |
| 1944-12-11 | – | 1944-12-15 | Chief of Staff, 15th Allied Army Group [Italy] |
| 1945-03-XX | – | 1945-05-XX | General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [Italy] |
| 1945-06-XX | – | 1947-07-XX | General Officer Commanding Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1947-07-XX | – | 1949-07-09 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1949-02-02 | – | 1957-02-02 | Honorary Colonel, North Somerset Yeomanry, Territorial Army |
| 1949-07-28 | – | 1951-06-12 | Commander in Chief Far East Land Forces |
| 1950-10-21 | – | 1952-02-06 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1951-05-18 | – | 1961-08-01 | Colonel 6th Gurkha Rifles |
| 1951-11-30 | – | 1952-11-01 | Commander in Chief British Army of the Rhine |
| 1952-02-06 | – | 1953-07-21 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1952-11-01 | – | 1955-09-29 | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1953-04-13 | – | 1959-10-06 | Colonel, Somerset Light Infantry |
| 1955-09-29 | – | 1957-10-22 | Governor & Commander in Chief Cypress |
| 1957-04-12 | – | 1965-01-29 | Colonel, The Life Guards |
| 1959-10-06 | – | 1960-04-01 | Colonel, Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley