Major-General George Kitching

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_George_Kitching
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Decoration
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:4th_Canadian_Armoured_Division
11th Canadian Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1910-12-12
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1999-06-16
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Kitching
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General George Kitching
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableEvent Relieved of command after Normandy campaign
Commanded 4th Canadian Armoured Division during the Battle of Normandy
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:postwarUse Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada
Canadian military attaché in Washington, D.C.
Director General of Military Training, Canadian Army
gptkbp:rank Major-General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1930–1965
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4th_Canadian_Armoured_Division
gptkb:Canadian_4th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:4th_Infantry_Division_(Canada)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8