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General Sir Joseph Howard Nigel Poett, KCB, DSO & Bar (20 August 1907 – 29 October 1991) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade during the Second World War.
30 de jul. de 2009 · La 5ª Brigada Paracaidista, al mando del Brigadier Nigel Poett, saltó en los alrededores del puente Pegasus, donde llegó con la mitad de sus hombres. Inmediatamente se enzarzó en un confuso y persistente tiroteo con los alemanes de la zona.
Brigadier Joseph Howard Nigel Poett. Unit : Headquarters, 5th Parachute Brigade. Army No. : 38346. Awards : Distinguished Service Order and Bar. Nigel Poett was born at Winterborne St Martin, near Dorchester, on the 20th August 1907, together with his twin sister, Angela.
Brigadier Nigel Poett DSO. Profile under construction. Brigadier Poett qualified as a military parachutist on Course 73 which ran at RAF Ringway from 19 to 28 July 1943.
In addition, the division’s other brigade––the 5th, commanded by Brigadier Nigel Poett––had the daunting task of seizing and holding two bridges over the Orne River and Canal west of Ranville that were the only bridges in the area that the Germans could use to attack the amphibious invasion force.
At about ten minutes till one, the low, droning sound of a large number of aircraft engines mingled with the crump and crash of mortars and artillery, and Major John Howard knew that the airplane noise signaled the imminent arrival of more paratroops––elements of Brigadier Nigel Poett’s 5th Parachute Brigade and Lt. Col. Richard Geoffrey ...
General Sir Joseph Howard Nigel Poett KCB, DSO (20 August 1907 – 1991) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, during the Second World War.
