General Sir Bernard Paget

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General Sir Bernard Paget was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, known for his high-level command roles in the Middle East and later as Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces.

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Sir Bernard Paget 2
General Sir Bernard Paget canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
general
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Legion of Merit
Military Cross
birthDate 1887
birthPlace Oxford
surface form: Oxford, England
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1961
deathPlace United Kingdom
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Rugby School
familyName Paget
fieldOfWork military strategy
military training and organization
genre military leadership
givenName Bernard
hasRankAtEndOfCareer full general
honorificPrefix General
Sir
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank General
militaryUnit Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
notableFor command of Home Forces in the United Kingdom during the Second World War
high-level command roles in the Middle East during the Second World War
training and preparation of British forces for the invasion of Northwest Europe
occupation soldier
partOf British Army officers
surface form: British Army generals of World War I

British Army generals of World War II
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Director of Military Operations and Plans at the War Office
General Officer Commanding, 18th Infantry Division
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South-Eastern Command
residence United Kingdom
serviceNumber British Army officer service number (exact number not recalled)

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Middle East Command notableCommander General Sir Bernard Paget
Governor of Portsmouth officeHeldBy General Sir Bernard Paget
this entity surface form: Sir Bernard Paget
British Ninth Army notableCommander General Sir Bernard Paget
this entity surface form: Sir Bernard Paget