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Dempsey, Sir Miles Christopher, (1896-1969), Knight, Knight General
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Surname: | Dempsey |
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Pretitle: | Sir |
Forenames: | Miles Christopher |
Gender: | Male |
Date: | 1896-1969 |
Title: | Knight |
History: | Military general. Saw active service in war of 1914-1918. Commanded 13th Infantry Brigade in France, 1940. In command of XIII Corps, Eighth Army in North Africa & Italy, 1943. In command of 2nd Army, D-Day 1944. Received surrender of Hamburg, 1945. |
Biography: | ODNB link for Dempsey, Sir Miles Christopher (1896-1969) Knight General |
References: | DNB; NCA Rules |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P275592 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P143872 ) |
Online related resources | Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey |
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1944-1969: War Office: General Miles Christopher Dempsey: Papers
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The National Archives, Kew
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WO 285
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1944-45: military papers
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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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KCLMA Dempsey
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NRA 11383 Dempsey
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1944-69: personal war diary, intelligence summaries etc, corresp with historians
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The National Archives
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WO 285
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1951-63: corresp with Sir BH Liddell Hart
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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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KCLMA Liddell Hart B H
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NRA 19291
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1946-63: corresp (17 letters) with Sir Harold Pyman
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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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KCLMA PYMAN
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NRA 23085
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1947: corresp with Sir Alan Lascelles (1887-1981), King George VI’s private secretary, rel to Army uniform and the retention of the Sam Browne belt and the officer’s sword
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National Army Museum Templer Study Centre
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NAM.2016-01-10
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See Annual Return 2016
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