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• Kenneth_Strong abstract "Major General Sir Kenneth William Dobson Strong KBE, CB (9 September 1900 – 11 January 1982) was a British Army officer who served in the Second World War, rising to become Director General of Intelligence. A graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Strong was commissioned into the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1920. After service as an Intelligence Officer with his battalion in Ireland from 1920 to 1922 during the Irish War of Independence, he volunteered for service as an interpreter and was posted to Germany with the British Army of the Rhine. In 1935 he returned to Germany as a member of the International Force supervising the Saarland plebiscite. Afterwards, he joined the German Intelligence Section at the War Office. In 1937 he became Assistant Military attaché in Berlin.Strong became Head of the German Section at MI14 in August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. He commanded the 4th/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1941, before becoming Brigadier General Staff (BGS) for Intelligence at Home Forces in 1942. In March 1943, Strong was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2) at General Dwight Eisenhower's Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ). He attended the Italian peace negotiations. In May 1944 he joined Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), and played a leading part in the negotiations for the unconditional surrender of Germany in 1945.In August 1945, Strong became Deputy Director of the Political Warfare Executive, succeeding Sir Bruce Lockhart as its head a month later. He retired from the Army with the rank of major general in 1947 to become a civil servant. He was initially appointed Director General of the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office. He was the first Director of the Joint Intelligence Bureau at the Ministry of Defence from 1948 until 1964, when he became the first Director General of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence. He retired from the civil service in 1966.".
• Kenneth_Strong award Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_(France).
• Kenneth_Strong award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
• Kenneth_Strong award Legion_of_Honour.
• Kenneth_Strong award Legion_of_Merit.
• Kenneth_Strong award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
• Kenneth_Strong award Order_of_the_Bath.
• Kenneth_Strong award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Kenneth_Strong award Order_of_the_Red_Banner.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Allied_advance_from_Paris_to_the_Rhine.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Allied_invasion_of_Italy.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Allied_invasion_of_Sicily.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Battle_of_the_Bulge.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Irish_War_of_Independence.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Occupation_of_the_Rhineland.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Operation_Overlord.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Operation_Torch.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Tunisia_Campaign.
• Kenneth_Strong battle Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany.
• Kenneth_Strong battle World_War_II.
• Kenneth_Strong birthDate "1900-09-09".
• Kenneth_Strong birthPlace Montrose,_Angus.
• Kenneth_Strong birthYear "1900".
• Kenneth_Strong deathDate "1982-01-11".
• Kenneth_Strong deathPlace East_Sussex.
• Kenneth_Strong deathPlace Eastbourne.
• Kenneth_Strong deathYear "1982".
• Kenneth_Strong militaryBranch British_Army.
• Kenneth_Strong militaryCommand "4th/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers".
• Kenneth_Strong militaryCommand "Political Warfare Executive".
• Kenneth_Strong militaryUnit Royal_Scots_Fusiliers.
• Kenneth_Strong occupation Defence_Intelligence.
• Kenneth_Strong occupation Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
• Kenneth_Strong serviceEndYear "1947".
• Kenneth_Strong serviceNumber "6897".
• Kenneth_Strong serviceStartYear "1920".
• Kenneth_Strong thumbnail Kenneth_Strong.jpg?width=300.
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• Kenneth_Strong after Alfred_Earle.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Croix_de_guerre_1939–1945_(France).
• Kenneth_Strong awards Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
• Kenneth_Strong awards Legion_of_Merit.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Légion_d'honneur.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Order_of_the_Bath.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Kenneth_Strong awards Order_of_the_Red_Banner.
• Kenneth_Strong battles Irish_War_of_Independence.
• Kenneth_Strong battles Occupation_of_the_Rhineland.
• Kenneth_Strong battles "Second World War: *Operation Torch *Tunisia Campaign *Allied invasion of Sicily *Allied invasion of Italy *Operation Overlord *Siegfried Line Campaign *Battle of the Bulge *Western Allied invasion of Germany".
• Kenneth_Strong before "New Post".
• Kenneth_Strong birthDate "1900-09-09".
• Kenneth_Strong birthPlace Montrose,_Angus.
• Kenneth_Strong branch "23".
• Kenneth_Strong caption "Major General Kenneth Strong".
• Kenneth_Strong commands Political_Warfare_Executive.
• Kenneth_Strong commands "4".
• Kenneth_Strong dateOfBirth "1900-09-09".
• Kenneth_Strong dateOfDeath "1982-01-11".
• Kenneth_Strong deathDate "1982-01-11".
• Kenneth_Strong deathPlace East_Sussex.
• Kenneth_Strong deathPlace Eastbourne.
• Kenneth_Strong hasPhotoCollection Kenneth_Strong.
• Kenneth_Strong laterwork Defence_Intelligence.
• Kenneth_Strong laterwork Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom).
• Kenneth_Strong name "Sir Kenneth Strong".
• Kenneth_Strong name "Strong, Kenneth".
• Kenneth_Strong placeOfBirth Montrose,_Angus.
• Kenneth_Strong placeOfDeath East_Sussex.
• Kenneth_Strong placeOfDeath Eastbourne.
• Kenneth_Strong rank Major-general_(United_Kingdom).
• Kenneth_Strong servicenumber "6897".
• Kenneth_Strong serviceyears "1920".
• Kenneth_Strong shortDescription "British Army general".
• Kenneth_Strong title Defence_Intelligence.
• Kenneth_Strong unit Royal_Scots_Fusiliers.
• Kenneth_Strong years "1964".
• Kenneth_Strong description "British Army general".
• Kenneth_Strong description "British Army general".
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:1900_births.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:1982_deaths.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:British_Army_generals_of_World_War_II.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Irish_War_of_Independence.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Foreign_recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States).
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Foreign_recipients_of_the_Legion_of_Merit.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Graduates_of_the_Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Operation_Overlord_people.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:People_educated_at_Glenalmond_College.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Croix_de_Guerre_1939–1945_(France).
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Order_of_the_Red_Banner.
• Kenneth_Strong subject Category:Royal_Scots_Fusiliers_officers.
• Kenneth_Strong type Alumnus109786338.
• Kenneth_Strong type BritishArmyWorldWarIIGenerals.
• Kenneth_Strong type CausalAgent100007347.
• Kenneth_Strong type CommissionedMilitaryOfficer109943239.

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