Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer)

British Army general

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1891

Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1959

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, (25 December 1891 – 29 April 1959) was a senior British Army officer who saw service in both world wars.
He is mainly remembered as the commander of the British First Army during Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa and the subsequent Tunisian Campaign.
An outwardly reserved character, he did not court popularity either with his superiors or with the public.
His American superior, General Dwight D.
Eisenhower, wrote that he was "blunt, at times to the point of rudeness".
In consequence he is less well known than many of his contemporaries.
However, "he handled a difficult campaign more competently than his critics suggest, but competence without flair was not good enough for a top commander in 1944".