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Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, [1] was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia . Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three ...
- "Uncle Bill"
- 2nd Viscount Slim, Una Mary Slim
- 1914–1952
- Field Marshal
9 de abr. de 2024 · William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston (born Aug. 6, 1891, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1970, London) was a British field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff who turned back an attempted Japanese invasion of India and defeated the Japanese armies in Burma (Myanmar) during World War II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three times.
He fought in both World War I and World War II. He was wounded in action three times during his career. Slim was one of the most highly decorated British soldiers winning the Military Cross in 1918, followed by the Distinguished Service Order, in 1941, and the first of six knighthoods in 1944.
He was later Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1948–52), and Governor-General of Australia (1953–60). From: Slim, William Joseph, 1st Viscount in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ».
Field Marshal William Slim is best known for commanding the Fourteenth Army in Burma during the Second World War (1939-45). He inherited a disastrous situation which, with pragmatic skill and quiet charisma, he turned to ultimate victory.
13 de nov. de 2011 · Abstract. The military reputation of “Uncle Bill” Slim rests on his command of 14th Army during the struggle for control of Burma in World War II. In marked contrast to previous British senior commanders facing the Japanese, he managed in 1944–1945 to defeat enemy offensives and launch ones of his own that led to the ...
