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- Brian_Horrocks abstract "Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB KBE DSO MC (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer. He is chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War. He also served in the First World War and the Russian Civil War, was a prisoner of war twice, and competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Later he was a television presenter, authored books on military history, and was Black Rod in the House of Lords for 14 years.In 1940 Horrocks commanded a battalion during the Battle of France, the first time he served under Bernard Montgomery, the most prominent British commander of the war. Montgomery later identified Horrocks as one of his most able officers, appointing him to corps commands in both North Africa and Europe. In 1943, Horrocks was seriously wounded and took more than a year to recover before returning to command a corps in Europe. It is likely that this period out of action meant he missed out on promotion; his contemporary corps commanders in North Africa, Leese and Dempsey, went on to command at army level and above. Horrocks' wound caused continuing health problems and led to his early retirement from the army after the war. Since 1945, Horrocks has been regarded by some as one of the most successful British generals of the war, "a man who really led, a general who talked to everyone, down to the simplest private soldier", and the "beau ideal of a corps commander". Dwight D. Eisenhower called him "the outstanding British general under Montgomery".".
- Brian_Horrocks award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Brian_Horrocks award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Brian_Horrocks award Military_Cross.
- Brian_Horrocks award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Brian_Horrocks award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Battle_of_Alam_el_Halfa.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Battle_of_France.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Falaise_pocket.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Irish_War_of_Independence.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Mareth_Line.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Operation_Clipper.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Operation_Market_Garden.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Operation_Veritable.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Russian_Civil_War.
- Brian_Horrocks battle Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Brian_Horrocks battle World_War_I.
- Brian_Horrocks battle World_War_II.
- Brian_Horrocks birthDate "1895-09-07".
- Brian_Horrocks birthPlace India.
- Brian_Horrocks birthPlace Ranikhet.
- Brian_Horrocks birthYear "1895".
- Brian_Horrocks deathDate "1985-01-04".
- Brian_Horrocks deathPlace Chichester.
- Brian_Horrocks deathPlace West_Sussex.
- Brian_Horrocks deathYear "1985".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryBranch British_Army.
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "11th Infantry Brigade".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "44th (Home Counties) Division".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "9th Armoured Division".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "British Army of the Rhine".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "IX Corps".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "X Corps".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "XIII Corps".
- Brian_Horrocks militaryCommand "XXX Corps".
- Brian_Horrocks occupation Black_Rod.
- Brian_Horrocks serviceStartYear "1913".
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- Brian_Horrocks accessdate "2008-04-23".
- Brian_Horrocks awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Brian_Horrocks awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Brian_Horrocks awards Military_Cross.
- Brian_Horrocks awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Brian_Horrocks awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Battle_of_Alam_el_Halfa.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Battle_of_France.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Falaise_pocket.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Irish_War_of_Independence.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Mareth_Line.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Operation_Clipper.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Operation_Market_Garden.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Operation_Veritable.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Russian_Civil_War.
- Brian_Horrocks battles Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Brian_Horrocks battles World_War_I.
- Brian_Horrocks battles World_War_II.
- Brian_Horrocks birthDate "1895-09-07".
- Brian_Horrocks birthPlace India.
- Brian_Horrocks birthPlace Ranikhet.
- Brian_Horrocks branch British_Army.
- Brian_Horrocks caption "Lieutenant-General Horrocks, March 1945".
- Brian_Horrocks commands British_Army_of_the_Rhine.
- Brian_Horrocks commands IX_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Brian_Horrocks commands XIII_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Brian_Horrocks commands XXX_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Brian_Horrocks commands X_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Brian_Horrocks commands "11".
- Brian_Horrocks commands "44".
- Brian_Horrocks commands "9".
- Brian_Horrocks date "1946-11-05".
- Brian_Horrocks dateOfBirth "1895-09-07".
- Brian_Horrocks dateOfDeath "1985-01-04".
- Brian_Horrocks deathDate "1985-01-04".
- Brian_Horrocks deathPlace Chichester.
- Brian_Horrocks deathPlace West_Sussex.
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- Brian_Horrocks issue "37779".
- Brian_Horrocks laterwork Black_Rod.
- Brian_Horrocks laterwork "Author".
- Brian_Horrocks laterwork "Television presenter".
- Brian_Horrocks name "Horrocks, Brian".
- Brian_Horrocks name "Sir Brian Horrocks".
- Brian_Horrocks nickname "Jorrocks".
- Brian_Horrocks placeOfBirth India.
- Brian_Horrocks placeOfBirth Ranikhet.
- Brian_Horrocks placeOfDeath Chichester.
- Brian_Horrocks placeOfDeath West_Sussex.
- Brian_Horrocks rank Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom).
- Brian_Horrocks serviceyears "1913".
- Brian_Horrocks shortDescription "British general".
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