The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Mitchell, Francis Neville
Major-General
* 11th of October 1904
† 15th of September 1954
Promotions
| 1940-05-10 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-12 | Relinquish the Local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-09 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-09 | War Substantive Major |
| 1941-06-09 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-08-27 | Major |
| 1942-12-21 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-12-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-04-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-04-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1943-04-14 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-07-03 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-03 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-01-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-01-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-03-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-01-19 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-02-27 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1948-06-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-07-03) |
| 1953-10-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1954-01-15 | Brigadier (Dated back to 1953-01-01) |
Service
| 1940-05-10 | – | 1941-01-12 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1941-03-09 | – | 1942-08-12 | General Staff Officer 1, 9th Armoured Division |
| 1942-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars | ||
| 1942-12-21 | – | 1943-04-01 | Commanding Officer 20th Armoured Brigade |
| 1943-XX-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer 23rd Armoured Brigade | ||
| 1944-01-07 | – | 1944-08-12 | Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1944-08-13 | – | 1944-08-21 | Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [Italy] |
| 1944-08-23 | – | 1945-01-17 | Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-03-03 | – | 1945-03-15 | Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-04-03 | – | 1945-07-22 | Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Assistant Deputy Adjutant-General, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1949-01-XX | Commanding Officer 22nd Armoured Brigade |
| 1949-01-XX | – | 1951-06-XX | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1951-06-XX | – | 1953-09-XX | Chief of Staff, I Corps [Germany] |
| 1953-10-01 | – | 1954-09-15 | General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division |
| 1954-09-15 | Killed in a riding accident |
Picture source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Mitchell_%28British_Army_officer%29