Lord Gort

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British Army officer human peer of the United Kingdom

Lord Gort was a British Army officer best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early stages of World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → peer of the United Kingdom →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre → Distinguished Service Order → Legion of Honour → Military Cross → Order of St Michael and St George → Order of the Bath → Victoria Cross →
battle	Battle of France → Battle of Mons → Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of the Somme → Dunkirk evacuation →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
educatedAt	Harrow School → Royal Military College, Sandhurst →
familyName	Vereker →
genre	military leadership →
givenName	John →
hasHonorificPrefix	Field Marshal →
hasHonorificSuffix	CBE → DSO → GCB → MC → VC →
memberOf	House of Lords →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal →
militaryUnit	Grenadier Guards →
nobleTitle	Viscount Gort →
notableEvent	Dunkirk evacuation →
notableFor	commanding the British Expeditionary Force in 1939–1940 → role in the Dunkirk evacuation →
notableWork	Command of the British Expeditionary Force in France 1939–1940 →
occupation	military commander → soldier →
positionHeld	Chief of the Imperial General Staff → Commander of the British Expeditionary Force → Governor of Gibraltar → Governor-General of Malta → High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan →
serviceNumber	British Army officer service (unspecified number) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Dunkirk → British Expeditionary Force (World War II) →	commander
Battle of France →	commandedBy