Operation Battleaxe was a British Army offensive during the Second World War to raise the Siege of Tobruk and re-capture eastern Cyrenaica from German and Italian forces. It was the first time during the war that a significant German force fought on the defensive. The British lost over half of their tanks on the first day and only one of three attacks succeeded.
Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver,Baron Carver,was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff (CGS),the professional head of the British Army,and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He served with distinction during the Second World War and organised the administration of British forces deployed in response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and later in his career provided advice to the British government on the response to the early stages of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Field Marshal Sir Nigel Thomas Bagnall,was a career British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine,from 1983 to 1985,and then as Chief of the General Staff (CGS),the professional head of the British Army,from 1985 to 1988. Early in his military career he saw action during the Palestine Emergency,the Malayan Emergency,the Cyprus Emergency and the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation,and later in his career he provided advice to the British Government on the future role of Britain's nuclear weapons.
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Peter Ridgway,is a former British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. He was appointed to the latter role for a 5-year term on 14 June 2006 after a long military career.
Major General Richard Gary Wilson,AO is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation from 2009 to 2011,and Chairman of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority in the wake of the 2010–11 Queensland floods.
General Sir Herbert John Mogg,was a senior British Army officer who also held the NATO position of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) and was "in his time,probably the British army's most popular general".
General Sverker John Olof Göranson is a retired Swedish Army officer. Sverkerson was commissioned as an officer in 1977. During the 1990s,Göranson embarked on an international career. He completed the Swedish National Defence College's Command Course and attended several courses in international humanitarian law before relocating to the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth,Kansas. In 1994,he also completed the United Nations Staff Officers Course. Notably,Göranson served as the Chief of Staff in Nordbat 2/BA 05 within the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia from 1995 to 1996 and later as the Deputy Battalion Commander in Swebat within the Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996. Upon his return to Sweden,Göranson assumed the position of Deputy Brigade Commander at the Scanian Brigade and later became the Brigade Commander of the Life Guards Brigade before taking up the role of Military Attachéand Assistant Defence Attachéin Washington,D.C. He assumed the position of Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces in 2009.
Lieutenant General Sir David Peel Yates,was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and reached high office during the 1960s.
General Sir Anthony Stephen Jeremy Blacker,was a senior British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1991 to 1995.
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Alan Fyffe KBE CB DSO MC was Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence).
The Coronation Honours 1911 for the British Empire were announced on 19 June 1911,to celebrate the Coronation of George V which was held on 22 June 1911.
Major-General Sir Reginald Laurence Scoones,was a British Army officer who served during the Second World War and its aftermath. His older brother was General Sir Geoffry Scoones.
Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Richard Guy Mullens,was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) from 1989 to 1992.
Lieutenant General Sir Allan Macnab Taylor,was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Division from 1968 to 1970.
Major-General Desmond Spencer Gordon CB CBE DSO JP DL was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Lieutenant General Sir Horace Rollo Squarey Pain,was a British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1970 to 1972.
The King's Birthday Honours 1938 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight the meritorious work of his subjects in those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the King's official birthday and for the United Kingdom and Colonies were announced on 7 June 1938.
The King's Birthday Honours 1930 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 30 May 1930.
The King's Birthday Honours 1929 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 3 June 1929.
The 1928 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published in The London Gazette on 4 June 1928.
