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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.
Brian Gwynne Horrocks (Ranikhet, India, 7 de septiembre de 1895 - Chichester, Inglaterra, 4 de enero de 1985) fue un general británico, famoso por su participación en 1944 durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como comandante del XXX Cuerpo de Ejército Británico, en la Operación Market Garden.
16 de may. de 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...
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9 de ene. de 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. Sir Brian, who was also a...
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 de may. de 2022 · Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks’ wartime career His men formed the armoured thrust that pierced through German lines and liberated Nijmegen and Eindhoven, but failed to reach Arnhem in time to secure...
The British XXX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, assumed responsibility for protecting the Ninth Army’s northern flank on November 12. In discussions over the coming operation, Simpson and Horrocks developed a plan for dealing with Geilenkirchen called “Operation Clipper.”
