page_title: Higher formation insignia of the British Army
section_title: Army
hierarchical_section_title: Higher formation insignia of the British Army / Second World War / Army
caption_attribution_description: English: General William Slim Depicted person&#58; &#32;William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
context_page_description: This page displays the formation signs of higher formations of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars, and after. For completeness it also shows those signs of Commonwealth and Empire formations which fought alongside the British, and multi national formations they were a part of. In addition to the field forces, lines of communication and home rear echelon formation signs are also shown.
caption: Portrait of General Slim as commander of the Fourteenth Army, commissioned by the Ministry of Information.
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