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Biografia. Ufficiale durante la seconda guerra mondiale, Miles Dempsey si distinse, alla testa di una brigata di fanteria del B.E.F., durante la drammatica ritirata di Dunkerque nella prima fase della campagna di Francia del 1940.
- "Lucky" o "Bimbo"
- New Brighton, 15 dicembre 1896
- Yattendon, 5 giugno 1969
- Regno Unito
General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, DL (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in northwest Europe.
- 1915–1947
- British Army
25 apr 2024 · Miles Christopher Dempsey was a British army officer who commanded the Second Army, the main British force in the Allied drive across western Europe (1944–45) during World War II. Dempsey was commissioned in the British Army in 1915 and fought in France during World War I.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir Miles Dempsey, the first senior officer of the British Army to cross the Rhine on March 23, 1945, became a celebrity in England and made the front page of the Illustrated London News on April 7, 1945.
Dempsey, Sir Miles Christopher Enciclopedia on line Generale inglese (New Brighton, Cheshire, 1896 - Yattendon, Berkshire, 1969); si segnalò nella ritirata di Dunkerque (1940): operò con successo in Libia, Tunisia, Sicilia, Italia.
American Military History. Miles Dempsey's Strategic Acumen Led Him to Command 2nd Army in Normandy Invasion. Lieutenant General M C Dempsey, Cb, Dso, Mc, Commander in Chief, British Second...
General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, DL (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in northwest Europe.
