Dudley Russell
British army officer during World Wars 1 and 2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1 December 1896 ā 4 February 1978) was a senior officer of both the British Army and the British Indian Army, and served during World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 8th Indian Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign from late 1943 until the end of the war in 1945.
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Sir Dudley Russell | |
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Nickname(s) | "Pasha"[1][lower-alpha 1] |
Born | (1896-12-01)1 December 1896 Bexleyheath, Kent, England |
Died | 4 February 1978(1978-02-04) (aged 81) Nassau, Bahamas |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1915ā1954 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 8991 |
Unit | Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 97th Deccan Infantry 19th Hyderabad Regiment 13th Frontier Force Rifles |
Commands held | 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 8th Indian Infantry Division 5th Indian Infantry Division Delhi and East Punjab Command Chief British Advisor to the Indian Army |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | KBE(1950)[3] CB (5 July 1945)[4] CBE (31 August 1944)[5] OBE (30 December 1941)[6] DSO (9 July 1942)[7] MC (8 March 1919)[8] MID (24 June 1943)[9] MID (19 July 1945)[10] LM (Commander) (31 July 1945)[11] |
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