The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Arthur Francis Fisher

Fisher, Arthur Francis

Major-General

* 11th of July 1899

† August 1972

(12th Lancers)

Promotions

1940-04-22 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-07-22 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-10-15 Acting Colonel
1941-10-15 Acting Brigadier
1942-04-15 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-04-15 Temporary Colonel
1942-04-15 Temporary Brigadier
1942-07-23 Acting Major-General
1942-08-14 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1943-07-26 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1943-07-26 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1943-08-23 Temporary Colonel
1943-08-23 Temporary Brigadier
1945-10-02 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-04-15)
1949-06-22 Brigadier

Service

1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer East Riding Yeomanry
1942-03-27 1942-06-26 Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Brigade [North Africa]
1942-06-28 1942-07-07 Commanding Officer 4th Armoured Brigade Group [North Africa]
1942-07-07 1942-07-27 Commanding Officer 22nd Armoured Brigade Group [North Africa]
1942-07-22 1942-08-15 Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division [North Africa]
1942-08-20 1943-12-31 Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade [North Africa]
1944-01-01 1944-10-22 Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, 2nd Army [Northwestern Europe]
1944-11-27 1946-XX-XX Deputy Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office
1951-05-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Nicholas Fisher