The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Montgomery-Massingberd, Archibald Armar
Field Marshal
* 6th of December 1871
† 13th of October 1947
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Archie
Promotions
| 1914-08-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1914-11-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1915-02-18 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1915-05-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1915-08-19 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1916-02-05 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1916-06-03 | Colonel (Brevet) |
| 1917-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1926-03-16 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1933-10-01 | General |
| 1935-06-07 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1914-08-05 | – | 1914-09-07 | General Staff Officer 2, 4th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1914-09-08 | – | 1915-08-18 | General Staff Officer 1, 4th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1915-08-19 | – | 1916-02-04 | Brigadier General Staff, IV Corps [France] |
| 1916-02-05 | – | 1919-04-09 | Major-General General Staff, 4th Army [France] |
| 1919-04-10 | – | 1919-08-16 | Chief of Staff, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1920-03-27 | – | 1922-02-18 | Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters India |
| 1922-03-03 | – | 1923-06-03 | General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division |
| 1923-06-04 | – | 1926-03-31 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1927-11-19 | – | 1941-12-05 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1928-06-17 | – | 1931-02-28 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command |
| 1931-03-01 | – | 1935-02-28 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1931-03-01 | – | 1933-02-18 | Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1933-02-19 | – | 1936-04-06 | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1934-12-07 | – | 1939-01-13 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1935-04-05 | – | Colonel-Commandant, 20th Burma Rifles | |
| 1937-03-17 | – | Honorary Colonel, 46th (Lincolnshire) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Territorial Army | |
| 1937-05-11 | – | 1941-12-05 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Malta Artillery |
| – | 1941-12-06 | Colonel-Commandant, Hong Kong & Singapore Royal Artillery |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley