The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Brittorous, Francis Gerrard Russell
Major-General
* 1st of February 1896
† 25th of March 1974
(Manchester Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-06-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-10 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-06-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-07-20 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1940-07-20 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1940-09-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-05-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-05-04 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-09-21 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-09-21 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-09-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-09-30 | Local Major-General |
| 1943-12-08 | Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General |
| 1946-10-28 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1940-06-10 | Commanding Officer "B" Battalion, "B" Brigade, Beauman Division [France] |
| 1940-06-10 | – | Commanding Officer C Brigade | |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer ? Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers |
| – | 1942-05-03 | Commanding Officer 8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment [Malta] | |
| 1942-05-04 | – | 1942-07-14 | Commanding Officer Western Brigade [Malta] |
| 1942-07-14 | – | 1943-04-01 | Commanding Officer 4th Malta Brigade [Malta] |
| 1943-04-01 | – | 1943-11-05 | Commanding Officer 234th Infantry Brigade [Malta - North Africa - Middle East - Aegean Islands] |
| 1943-09-30 | – | 1943-12-08 | General Officer Commanding Aegean |
| 1946-10-28 | Retired |