The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Browning, Frederick Arthur Montague
Lieutenant-General
* 20th of December 1896
† 14th of March 1965
(Grenadier Guards)
Nickname: Boy
Promotions
| 1936-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1939-02-01) |
| 1939-10-03 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-04-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-11-03 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-11-03 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-12-09 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-05-27 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-12-28) |
| 1944-12-09 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-05-09 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-12-23) |
Service
| 1936-02-01 | – | 1939-08-31 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1939-10-02 | Assistant Commandant of Small Arms School |
| 1939-10-03 | – | 1940-05-13 | Commandant of Small Arms School |
| 1940-05-14 | – | 1941-02-20 | Commanding Officer 128th Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-02-19 | – | 1941-11-03 | Commanding Officer 24th Independent Brigade Group |
| 1941-11-04 | – | 1943-05-06 | General Officer Commanding 1st Airborne Division [North Africa - Sicily] |
| 1943-12-04 | – | 1944-04-16 | General Officer Commanding Headquarters Airborne Troops |
| 1944-04-16 | – | 1944-12-24 | General Officer Commanding I Airborne Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-XX-XX | Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Airborne Army [Northwestern Europe] | ||
| 1944-12-26 | – | 1946-07-12 | Chief of Staff, South-East Asia Command |
| 1945-06-05 | – | 1948-10-01 | Colonel, Indian Parachute Regiment |
| 1946-09-16 | – | 1948-XX-XX | Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for |
| 1946-09-16 | – | 1948-XX-XX | Secretary of the Selection Board, War Office |
| 1948-04-05 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley