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Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War.
- 1913–1949
- British Army
Brian Gwynne Horrocks (Ranikhet, Índia, 7 de setembro de 1895 — Chichester, 4 de janeiro de 1985) foi um tenente-general do Exército Britânico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, principalmente lembrado como o comandante do Corpo XXX na Operação Market Garden e outras operações durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
- Staff College, Camberley, Uppingham School, Colégio Militar Real, Sandhurst, Durham School
- 4 de janeiro de 1985 (89 anos), Fishbourne
- Reino Unido
- 7 de setembro de 1895, Ranikhet
16 de mai. de 2022 · Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks, a hero of the North Africa campaign and Operation Market Garden, was given a second send-off on Monday, following the discovery of his unscattered ashes more than...
- Daniel Capurro
- Senior Reporter & History Correspondent
9 de jan. de 1985 · Sir Brian Horrocks, the World War II general who helped take North Africa from the Germans, died Sunday night, his family announced today. He was 89 years old.
13 de mai. de 2022 · Peace at last for Lt Gen Brian Horrocks – the man who outsmarted Churchill and Rommel Belated memorial for veteran of two world wars, who featured in the Battle of Normandy and Operation Market...
- Daniel Capurro
- Senior Reporter & History Correspondent
13 de nov. de 2019 · Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks commanded a battalion of 700 men on the frontline when German forces invaded France and the Low Countries in May 1940. In this programme, he recounts the...
Learn about the life and career of Brian G. Horrocks, a British general who fought in North Africa and Western Europe during World War II. He survived a grievous wound, led the Eighth Army against Rommel, and commanded the IX Corps in Italy.
