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Festing commanded 36
Indian Division in Burma
throught most of the war. Slim
praised him for his ability to cooperate with the American forces under Stilwell.
| 1902 |
Born |
|
| 1938 |
Colonel
|
Instructor, Staff College
Camberley |
| 1939 |
Commander, 2 Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment |
|
| 1940 |
Staff, War Office |
|
| 1940 |
Commander, 2 Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment | |
| 1941 |
Brigadier
|
Commander, 29 Independent Brigade Group, Africa |
| 1942-8 |
Major
general |
Commander, 36
Indian Division |
| 1945-9
|
Commander, Land Forces, Hong Kong |
|
| 1947 |
Director, Weapons and
Development, War Office |
|
| 1949 |
Commander, Hong Kong |
|
| 1951 |
Assistant chief of staff,
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe |
|
| 1952 |
Commander, British Troops in
Egypt |
|
| 1954 |
Commander, Eastern Command |
|
| 1956 |
Commander, Far East Land Forces |
|
| 1958 |
Field Marshal |
Chief of the Imperial General
Staff |
| 1958 |
Aide-de-campe to the Queen | |
| 1976 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2009-4-16)
Pettibone (2006)
Slim
(1956)
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