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Victor Campbell (British Army Officer)
Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General Victor David Graham Campbell (9 March 1905 – 4 June 1990) was a British Army officer of the Second World War and post-war period. Early life Campbell was the son of General David Campbell (British Army officer), Sir David Campbell and Janet Mary Aikman. He was educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career He commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 30 August 1924. He was promoted to captain in 1935, and between 1933 and 1935 served as Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders at Aldershot. Campbell then served as an instructor at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, RMC Sandhurst until 1938. In 1939 he undertook the staff course at the Staff College, Camberley, before serving with his regiment in the Battle of France. On 12 June 1940 he was captured by German forces and became a prisoner-of-war. He was kept at Colditz Castle from 1942 until his liberation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major-general (United Kingdom)
Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank was also briefly used by the Royal Air Force for a year and a half, from its creation to August 1919. In the British Army, a major general is the customary rank for the appointment of division commander. In the Royal Marines, the rank of major general is held by the Commandant General. A Major General is senior to a Brigadier but subordinate to lieutenant general. The rank is OF-7 on the NATO rank scale, equivalent to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy or an air vice-marshal in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. The rank insignia is the star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath, over a crossed sword and baton. In terms of orthography, compound ranks were invariably hyphenated, prior to about 1980. Nowadays the rank is almost equally invariably non-hyphenated. When written as a title, especially before a person's name, both words of the rank are alw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
