General Sir Edmund Ironside

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Northern_Command
World War II strategy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1880-02-15
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_East_Barnet
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded British forces in France
British forces in Norway
gptkbp:contribution Strategic planning
Military reforms
Operational command
gptkbp:death_date 1959-05-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Edmund Ironside
gptkbp:influenced British military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
Post-war military organization
Defensive operations in the UK
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_leadership
Defensive strategies in World War II
gptkbp:legacy Military tactics
Leadership in crisis
Influence on post-war military structure
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Northern_Command
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_John_Gort
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Ironside
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_3rd_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5