Francis Festing
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Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan Festing, was a senior British Army officer. His most important posts were as Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong, General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egyp
Festing in 1958
Major General Festing and Major General Collin Jardine in North Burma, December 1944.
Major General Francis Festing, Commander of the 36th Infantry Division, with Brigadier Aslett and men of the 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment during a break in the advance to Mandalay, January 1945.
Major General F. W. Festing, GOC of the 36th Infantry Division (seated in centre of front row), with other senior officers at a briefing, January 1945.
Chief of the General Staff has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board; he is also the chai
Francis Festing
…1949), General Officer Commanding (GOC) British Troops in Egypt (1952), GOC Eastern Command (1954), Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces (1956), and Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1958–61). He saw active service in the Second World War, taking a prominent role in Operation Ironclad (the Battle of Madagascar) and the Arakan…
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