John d'Arcy Anderson

Sir John d'Arcy Anderson , GBE , KCB (born September 23, 1908 in Downpatrick , County Down , Ireland ; † April 16, 1988 ) was a British general .

Life

Anderson completed an officer training after school and became an officer in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards . In this unit he was promoted to major on February 18, 1946 and colonel on September 23, 1949 after various posts in World War II . On 4 April 1955 he became commander ( General Officer Commanding ) in Germany stationed 11th Panzer Division (11th Armored Division (The Black Bull)) and received during this until March 2, 1956 continuous use on April 4, 1955 first temporary Rank (Temporary rank) as a major general, and on 4 October 1955, the promotion to brigadier general before he on December 5, 1955 major General was promoted. From April 4, 1956 to 1958, he was Chief of Staff of Army Group North NORTHAG ( Northern Army Group ) of NATO and, in personal union, Chief of Staff of the British Army of the Rhine .

Thereafter, Major General Anderson acted from August 15, 1958 to December 22, 1959 first as director for the Royal Armored Corps and after his promotion to Lieutenant General on December 7, 1959 between December 7, 1959 and February 27, 1961 as Director General of the department of military training in the Ministry of war ( war Office ) . For his services, he was beaten on December 31, 1961 to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and has since had the addition of "Sir". He replaced Lieutenant General Harold Pyman on April 21, 1961 as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the British Army and remained in this position until April 4, 1963, when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General John Hackett . At the same time he acted between November 16, 1962 and November 16, 1967 as Colonel of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards .

As the successor to Lieutenant General William Gurdon Stirling , he served from March 1, 1963 to April 1, 1964 as Military Secretary of the War Department and was first after the ministerial reform of April 1, 1964 until his replacement by Lieutenant General Richard Elton Goodwin on December 22, 1965 Military Secretary of the newly created Department of Defense . In addition, he was from December 7, 1974 to July 12, 1975 Colonel of Honor of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps of Queen's University Belfast and Colonel Commandant of the Training Corps (Royal Army Educational Corps) . On January 30, 1965, he was promoted to general . On January 4, 1966, he disbanded Admiral Deric Holland-Martin as commandant of Imperial Defense College and held this position until January 8, 1968, when Air Chief Marshal Donald Randell Evans took his place. In addition, he was between October 18, 1966 and February 27, 1968 Adjutant General ( Aide-de-camp General) of Queen Elizabeth II and was elevated to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) on June 10, 1967 .

On March 9, 1968, General Anderson retired from active military service after 39 years of service, but was Colonel Commandant of the newly created Ulster Defense Regiment (UDR) between November 12, 1969 and January 1, 1969 .

Web links

• Entry in generals.dk
• KNIGHTS AND DAMES in Leigh Rayment Peerage