Major-General Brian Horrocks

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkbp:birthDate 1895-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ranikhet,_British_India
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_8th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:XXX_Corps
British 9th Armoured Division
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1985-01-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fishbourne,_West_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Brian_Gwynne_Horrocks
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Freeman_of_the_City_of_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General Brian Horrocks
gptkbp:injuries gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
author
television presenter
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:A_Bridge_Too_Far
gptkb:Edward_Fox
gptkbp:POW gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:retired 1949
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Field_Marshal_Harold_Alexander
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nancy_Kitchin
gptkbp:televisionShow BBC military history programmes
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:A_Full_Life
Corps Commander
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