The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
de Guingand, Francis Wilfred
Major-General
* 28th of February 1900
† 29th of June 1977
( West Yorkshire Regiment)
Nickname: Freddie
Promotions
| 1940-12-11 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-11 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-02-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-08-26 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-26 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-08-26 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-04-20 | Local Major-General |
| 1943-12-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-12-01 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1944-12-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-09-08 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1945-09-19 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-09-10 | Major-General (Dated back to 1945-03-22) |
Service
| 1940-12-10 | – | 1942-02-25 | General Staff Officer 1, Western Desert Force [North Africa] |
| 1942-02-26 | – | 1942-07-26 | Director of Military Intelligence, Middle East Command |
| 1942-07-27 | – | 1942-12-09 | Brigadier General Staff, 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-24 | – | 1943-04-19 | Brigadier General Staff, 8th Army [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-20 | – | 1943-11-30 | Representative Eastern Task Force [Middle East - Sicily - Italy] |
| 1943-12-01 | – | 1944-01-14 | Major General General Staff, 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-01-15 | – | 1945-05-31 | Chief of Staff, 21st Army Group |
| 1945-09-19 | – | 1946-06-27 | Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1947-02-06 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley