Major General Sir Colin Gubbins

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:British_intelligence
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1889-01-02
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded Special Operations Executive
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:British_special_forces
Intelligence operations
Resistance movements
Psychological warfare
Counter-insurgency strategies
gptkbp:deathDate 1976-01-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Colin Gubbins
gptkbp:influenced Covert operations
Guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkb:David_Stirling
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Military training programs
Post-war military strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_WWII
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern special operations
Promotion of unconventional warfare
Advocacy for intelligence collaboration
Development of covert warfare tactics
Recognition of guerrilla warfare importance
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
Special Operations Executive
General Staff
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Special Operations Executive
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer OBE
KBE
DSO
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910-1945
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Gubbins