Miles Dempsey

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British Army officer general human military commander in World War II

Miles Dempsey was a British Army general in World War II, best known for leading the British Second Army in major campaigns across Northwest Europe.

Aliases (1)

Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → general → human → military commander in World War II →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre → Distinguished Service Order → Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Legion of Merit → Military Cross → Order of Orange-Nassau →
birthCountry	United Kingdom →
birthPlace	New Brighton →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathCountry	United Kingdom →
deathPlace	Yattendon →
educatedAt	Shrewsbury School →
familyName	Dempsey →
givenName	Miles →
memberOf	British Expeditionary Force → Royal Berkshire Regiment →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	leading British Second Army in Northwest Europe during World War II →
notableWork	advance of Second Army across Northwest Europe → command of British Second Army in Northwest Europe → command of II Corps in Normandy landings → command of XIII Corps in North Africa → command of XIII Corps in Sicily → leadership in Operation Market Garden → leadership in Operation Overlord → leadership in the Battle of Normandy → leadership in the Battle of the Scheldt →
participatedIn	Battle of Arras (1917) → Battle of the Somme → Normandy landings → North African campaign → Northwest Europe campaign → Sicilian campaign →
positionHeld	General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Second Army → colonel of the Royal Berkshire Regiment → commander II Corps → commander XIII Corps → commander of the British Second Army →
serviceNumber	British Army officer service number (exact number not specified) →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Caen → Battle of the Reichswald → British Second Army → Operation Goodwood → Operation Goodwood → Operation Market Garden →	commander
Operation Bluecoat → Sword Beach ("Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey") →	commandedBy
Dempsey →	hasNotableBearer
British Second Army ("Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey") →	notableCommander