General Edmund Ironside

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:advocatesFor combined arms operations
tank warfare
modernization_of_the_British_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkb:Middle_East_Command
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Churchill's_War_Cabinet
Allied Forces
British_military_leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Legion of Honour
Order of the Bath
Croix de Guerre
Order of St. John
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-02-06
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Wellingborough
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_in_the_Western_Desert
gptkb:British_1st_Armoured_Division
gptkb:British_forces_in_Norway
gptkb:British_8th_Army
British_forces_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:contributedTo British_military_operations_in_Europe
British_military_operations_in_the_Middle_East
British_military_operations_in_North_Africa
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-01-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Edmund Ironside
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
British_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_William_Robertson
gptkbp:involvedIn military planning
training of troops
defense_of_Britain
gptkbp:knownFor Strategic planning in military operations
Defensive strategies against Axis powers
Leadership_in_World_War_II
Military_reforms_in_the_British_Army
Military_leadership_during_World_War_II
Leadership_in_the_early_stages_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern military tactics
reputation as a commander
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Russian_Civil_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Iron
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Forces_in_the_Middle_East
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Northern_Command
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:recognizedBy leadership skills
strategic thinking
tactical expertise
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady Ironside
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkbp:wrote memoirs
military strategy papers