Miles Dempsey
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miles Dempsey canonical | 14 |
| Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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general ⓘ human ⓘ military commander in World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the Bath ⓘ
surface form:
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
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Yattendon ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Shrewsbury School ⓘ |
| familyName | Dempsey ⓘ |
| givenName |
Myles
ⓘ
surface form:
Miles
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| memberOf |
British Expeditionary Force
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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
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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)
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Battle of the Somme ⓘ D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
North African campaign ⓘ Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe campaign
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilian campaign
|
| positionHeld |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Second Army
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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 (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey