General Sir William Slim

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:military_technology
combined operations
jungle warfare tactics
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date August 6, 1891
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Churchyard,_Elham
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded British Commonwealth forces in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:contributed_to British military doctrine
gptkbp:death_date December 14, 1970
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir William Slim
gptkbp:influenced future military leaders
post-war military strategy
military education in the UK
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:involved_in post-war reconstruction efforts
political affairs post-retirement
gptkbp:known_for his memoirs
his leadership style
leadership in World War II
his strategic insights
successful counter-offensive against Japanese forces
defense of Burma
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname Slim
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:14th_Army
gptkbp:parent gptkb:William_Slim_Sr.
Mary Slim
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:received Honorary Doctorate from the University of Birmingham
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sydney
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
Governor of Australia
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:First_World_War
gptkbp:service_years 1914-1952
gptkbp:spouse Aileen Slim
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:British_Army_in_India
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:British_Army_in_the_Far_East
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Defeat_into_Victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:The_Royal_Artillery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4