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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...
- Daniel Capurro
- Senior Reporter & History Correspondent
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.
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.
13 de may. de 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...
14 de oct. de 2016 · XXX Corps commanded by Brian Horrocks was to play the leading role in the assault on the ground. Operation Garden was aimed at relieving the British 1st Airborne Division in Arnhem who were told in turn that contact with XXX Corps would be established within two days.
