The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Balfour, Philip Maxwell
Lieutenant-General
* 10th of March 1898
† 4th of February 1977
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-05-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-05-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-11-26 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-11-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-07-22 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1945-07-03 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-02-26 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-06-02) |
| 1949-01-13 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-05-11 | – | 1941-05-22 | General Staff Officer 1 ? |
| 1941-05-26 | – | 1942-03-02 | Commander Royal Artillery, 55th Infantry Division |
| 1942-03-03 | – | 1943-05-09 | Brigadier General Staff ? |
| 1943-05-10 | – | 1945-07-02 | Brigadier General Staff, I Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1947-02-XX | – | 1949-02-XX | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1949-03-21 | – | 1953-05-07 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Northern Command |
| 1950-09-14 | – | 1960-09-14 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1953-06-04 | Retired |