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Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (Mandarin: 菲士廷, fēi shì tíng; 28 August 1902 – 3 August 1976) was a senior British Army officer. His most important posts were as Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong (1945–46 and 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 offensive of the Burma campaign, and later advised the British government on ending conscription and reducing the size of the army by fifteen battalions.

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  • Francis Festing (de)
  • Francis Festing (en)
  • Francis Festing (fr)
  • Francis Festing (it)
  • Фестинг, Фрэнсис (ru)
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  • Sir Francis „Front-Line Frankie“ Wogan Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (* 28. August 1902 in Dublin; † 3. August 1976 in Hexham, Northumberland) war ein britischer Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) der British Army, der zuletzt zwischen 1958 und 1961 Chef des Imperialen Generalstabes (Chief of the Imperial General Staff) war. (de)
  • Field Marshal Sir Francis Wogan Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (Mandarin: 菲士廷, fēi shì tíng; 28 August 1902 – 3 August 1976) was a senior British Army officer. His most important posts were as Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong (1945–46 and 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 offensive of the Burma campaign, and later advised the British government on ending conscription and reducing the size of the army by fifteen battalions. (en)
  • Le maréchal Sir Francis Wogan Festing, GCB , KBE , DSO , DL (mandarin : 菲士廷, fēi shì tíng; 28 août 1902 - 3 août 1976) est un officier supérieur de l'armée britannique. Il est commandant des forces britanniques à Hong Kong (1945-46 et 1949), officier général commandant (GOC) des troupes britanniques en Égypte (1952), GOC Eastern Command (1954), commandant en chef Far East Land Forces (1956) et chef de l'état-major impérial (1958-1961). Il participe à la Seconde Guerre mondiale, jouant un rôle de premier plan dans la Bataille de Madagascar et l'offensive d'Arakan de la campagne de Birmanie. (fr)
  • Sir Francis Wogan Festing (Dublino, 28 febbraio 1902 – Hexham, 3 agosto 1976) è stato un generale britannico, feldmaresciallo dell'esercito inglese; era padre di Matthew Festing, 79ª Gran Maestro dell'Ordine di Malta dal 2008 al 2017. (it)
  • Сэр Фрэнсис Уоган Фестинг (англ. Francis Wogan Festing; 28 августа 1902 года, Дублин — 3 августа 1976 года, Нортумберленд, Великобритания) — военачальник Великобритании, фельдмаршал. Отец Мэтью Фестинга, 79-го Князя и Великого магистра Мальтийского ордена. (ru)
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  • Sir Francis Wogan Festing (en)
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  • "Frankie" (en)
  • "Frontline Frankie" (en)
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  • Sir Francis Wogan Festing (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sir_Francis_Festing_in_1958.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_British_Army_in_Burma_1945_SE2164.jpg
death place
  • Hexham, Northumberland, England (en)
birth place
  • Dublin, Ireland (en)
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