Field Marshal Sir John Dill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-01-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Hampstead
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Forces_in_North_Africa
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-11-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:hasEvents gptkb:Field_Marshal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Sir John Dill
gptkbp:influenced British_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Chief of the Imperial General Staff
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:role Military Leader
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Normandy
Battle of El Alamein
Operation Husky
Battle of Arras
Battle of Amiens
Battle of Jutland
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady_Dill
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander