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Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War.
Biografia. Ufficiale britannico durante la seconda guerra mondiale, Brian Horrocks, dopo aver partecipato con distinzione come comandante di battaglione alla campagna di Francia del 1940, mostrò notevoli doti di comando e di preparazione nelle campagne in Nordafrica del 1942 - 1943; in particolare, al comando del XIII Corpo d'armata ...
16 mag 2022 · Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks, a hero of the North Africa campaign and Operation Market Garden, was given a second send-off on Monday, following the discovery of his unscattered ashes more than three...
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9 gen 1985 · Sir Brian Horrocks, the World War II general who helped take North Africa from the Germans, died Sunday night, his family announced today. He was 89 years old.
Brian G. Horrocks survived a grievous wound and led the British forces in North Africa and Western Europe. By Michael D. Hull. A big challenge faced Maj. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks, an infantryman, when he was cross-posted to take command of the British Army’s 9th Armored Division in March 1942.
13 mag 2022 · When Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks died in 1985, he was honoured with a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, attended by representatives of the Queen and a list of officers and...
13 nov 2019 · Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks commanded a battalion of 700 men on the frontline when German forces invaded France and the Low Countries in May 1940. In this programme, he recounts the...
