Major-General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, JP, DL (3 November 1897 – 4 August 1988) was a senior officer of the...
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the end of 1942, the division, now under the command of Major General Allan Adair, was split in line with all armoured divisions at this time, with one...
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and remixer Allan Adair (1897–1988), British army officer, 6th Baronet Archibald Adair (died 1647), Irish Anglican bishop Barbara Adair, South African...
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General Adair may refer to: Allan Adair (1897–1988), British Army major general Charles Adair (Royal Marines officer) (1822–1897), Royal Marines general...
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lead elements of XXX Corps, the Guards Armoured Division (Major-General Allan Adair) were ambushed by German anti-tank defences, causing delays to the advance...
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was led by a commander (Allan Adair) whom Montgomery had sought to remove prior to D-Day. This action was blocked due to Adair's popularity. Gavin regretted...
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(Maj Gen Robert Knox Ross) British Guards Armoured Division (Maj Gen Allan Adair) Canadian 2nd Infantry Division (Maj Gen Bruce Matthews) Canadian 3rd...
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cards Allan Adair (1897–1988), senior officer of the British Army who served in both World Wars Allan Adler (1916–2002), American silversmith Allan Agar...
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Hon. The Lord Jeffreys KCB KCVO CMG DL 1960–1975: Major General Sir Allan Adair Bt GCVO CB DSO MC* JP DL 1975–2017: Field Marshal HRH The Duke of Edinburgh...
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Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer Major General Sir Allan Adair, 6th Baronet, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, JP, DL (1897–1988), British Army...
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1914) 1 August – Steve Mills, footballer (born 1953) 4 August – Sir Allan Adair, 6th Baronet, Army major-general (born 1897) 6 August – John Bingham...
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of the operation. Guards Armoured Division (Temporary Major-General Allan Adair) – Part of XXX Corps' reserve at the start of the operation. 4th Armoured...
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New command GOC Guards Armoured Division 1941–1942 Succeeded by Sir Allan Adair Preceded by William Ramsden GOC XXX Corps 1942–1943 Succeeded by Gerard...
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May 2004) Commodore David White (May 2004 – 8 January 2005) Commodore Allan Adair (19 January 2005 – 1 May 2007) Commodore Matt Parr (1 May 2007 – February...
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Sir Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet (1862–1949) Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet (1897–1988) Desmond Allan Shafto Adair (1920–1943), his son...
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(Scottish) Infantry Division (Gordon MacMillan) Guards Armoured Division (Allan Adair) 11th Armoured Division ("Pip" Roberts) 3rd Infantry Division (temporarily...
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liberated on September 3 by the Guards Armoured Division of General Allan Adair including the Belgian 'Piron brigade'. Important remembrance sites Royal...
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artillery regiment to match three infantry brigades Major-General Sir Allan Adair remained in command of the reorganized division. In January 1947, the...
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Watson, 90, English international footballer (West Ham United, England). Allan Adair, 90, British army general. Brian Brake, 61, New Zealand photographer...
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(1784–1853) Major-General Hon. Edward Acheson (1844–1921) Major-General Sir Allan Adair, 6th Baronet (1897–1988), Colonel of the Grenadier Guards (1961–1974)...
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John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and...
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invasion of Greece in April 1941, the division was disbanded. Major General Allan Adair of the British Army commanded and reformed the division 1945-46. Ιστορία...
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Military offices Preceded by Allan Adair GOC Guards Division 1945–1946 Succeeded by Division disbanded Preceded by Sir Charles Loyd GOC London District...
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Steven Spielberg (redirect from Steven Allan Spielberg)
Steven Allan Spielberg (/ˈspiːlbɜːrɡ/; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern...
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Battalion, part of the Guards Armoured Division under Major General Allan Adair, in the Battle of Normandy where he was wounded. Shortly after the end...
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formed part of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, part of Major General Allan Adair's Guards Armoured Division, and Boscawen was sent to the cavalry wing...
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to move was also unsuitable, restricting the vanguard (Major-General Allan Adair's Guards Armoured Division) to a single narrow raised highway through...
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regiment's 1st Battalion, part of the 32nd Guards Brigade of Major General Allan Adair's Guards Armoured Division, he was a courageous soldier who distinguished...
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Retrieved 17 January 2019. Adair, Sir Allan; Lindsay, Oliver (1986). A Guards' General: The Memoirs of Major General Sir Allan Adair. Hamilton. p. 47. ISBN 9780241119471...
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which formed part of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade of Major General Allan Adair's Guards Armoured Division, which, in late June 1944, landed in Normandy...
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