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William Anderson (Canadian Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General William Alexander Beaumont Anderson Order of the British Empire, OBE, Canadian Forces' Decoration, CD (7 May 1915 – 17 February 2000) was the Commander of the Canadian Army, Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces. Military career Anderson graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1936 and from Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in 1937 and then joined the Canadian Army in 1939. He served in the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Artillery becoming Personal Assistant to General Harry Crerar in 1942, Commanding Officer of 15 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery in 1943 and a General Staff Officer with Canadian Forces in North West Europe in 1944. After the war he was made Director of Military Intelligence. He was appointed Commander of Western Ontario Area in 1952 and of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany in 1953. He went on to be Vice Adjutant-General in 1957, Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army, Chief o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. A lieutenant general commands an army corps, made up of typically three army divisions, and consisting of around 60 000 to 70 000 soldiers (U.S.). The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenant outranks a sergeant major). In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |