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Major-General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins, KCMG, DSO, MC (2 July 1896 – 11 February 1976) was the prime mover of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in the Second World War. [1]
19 de fev. de 2019 · Colin Gubbins. By McZusatz – CC BY-SA 3.0 The Impeccable Scotsman. Gubbins was a distinctive and sometimes intimidating figure. A short, impeccably dressed Scotsman with neatly kept hair and mustache, his penetrating gaze made some acquaintances uneasy while reassuring others of the strength of his character.
Major General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins KCMG, DSO, MC was the founder and first commander of the Auxiliary Units. He joined SOE in late 1940, initially to head up training, and took overall command from 1943. He was an Army interpreter in Russian and French. Born to John Harington Gubbins, CMG (1852-1929), Oriental Secretary at the British ...
SOE's director of operations was Commando officer Brigadier Colin Gubbins whose interest in irregular warfare originated from his service during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21). Gubbins had also been involved in planning to establish a sabotage force to work behind the lines during any German invasion of Britain. Sabotage.
30 de set. de 2016 · Major General Sir Colin Gubbins was the driving force behind Britain’s Special Operations Executive, the secret military organization established by Winston Churchill in 1940. First as its...
Resumo: Quando o mundo se preparava para o que viria a ser a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Colin Gubbins criou um manual prático em que lançou as fundações para a guerra de guerrilha como metodologia e arte que contribuiu grandemente para a derrota de forças militares aparentemente mais fortes empregues por um inimigo agressor sobre uma força aparente...
Sir Colin Gubbins For much of his early school life Colin Gubbins became familiar with Killiemore House, Kilfinichen, his mothers home on the Isle of Mull. His father worked in the consular service in Japan and at the age of 7 Colin was sent back to Britain for his education.
