John Strawson

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John Strawson


Born
in London (Ealing), The United Kingdom
January 01, 1921

Died
February 21, 2014

Genre
Military History


Major General John Strawson, CBE was a British Army officer, best known for his service during the Second World War in the Middle East and Italy, and afterwards in Germany and Malaya.

Following the amalgamation of the 4th and 8th Hussars as The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, he commanded the Regiment in Malaysia and Germany. For his leadership during the Borneo campaign he was invested O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).

Later he commanded at brigade level and was Chief of Staff, United Kingdom Land Forces. For this latter service he was advanced to C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). He had previously been awarded the US Bronze Star for his leadership during the Italian campaign of 1944-45. In civilian life ...more

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Hitler as Military Commander
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The Battle for North Africa
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Churchill and Hitler: In Vi...
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BEGGARS IN RED: The British...
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If by Chance: Military Turn...
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BATTLE FOR BERLIN (Military...
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The Italian Campaign
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A history of the S.A.S. Reg...
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The Battle for Italy: One o...
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The Duke & the Emperor: Wel...
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“The dilemma facing Hitler in 1923 was how to carry out a coup d'etat which could only hope to succeed with the army's tacit, if not explicit support, yet which must not be so dependent on the army that its fruits might be denied him.”
― John Strawson, Churchill and Hitler: In Victory and Defeat
tags: nazi-germany, world-war-ii
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