The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Armstrong, Charles Douglas
Brigadier
* 11th of June 1897
† 11th of December 1985
(East Surrey Regiment)
Nickname: Wix
Nickname: Nipper
Promotions
| 1940-04-24 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-24 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-09 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-21 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-01-15 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-07-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-01-20 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-01-20 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-01-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-07-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-07-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1944-12-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Dated back to 1943-10-01) |
| 1948-12-22 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1940-04-24 | – | 1942-04-XX | Commanding Officer 1/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment |
| 1942-04-XX | – | 1943-01-15 | Commanding Officer 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| 1943-01-15 | – | 1943-04-06 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment [North Africa] |
| 1943-07-20 | – | 1944-07-29 | Head of British Military Mission to the Cetniks [Yugoslavia] |
| 1944-XX-XX | Chief Liaison Officer with the Polish Parachute Brigade | ||
| 1945-08-XX | – | 1946-11-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment |
| 1947-05-XX | – | 1948-12-XX | Commandant of ? Prisoner of War Camp |
| 1948-12-22 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/commanding_officers/east_surrey/046_h300.jpg