T. B. Henderson Brooks
Indian Army general (1909–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks (11 January 1909 – 5 January 1997) was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He is best known for authoring the still-classified[1] Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report, along with Brigadier P S Bhagat (later lieutenant general).[2] At the time, Henderson Brooks was the commander of XI Corps, based in Jalandhar.[3] The report is an internal operational analysis of the Indian Army after the Indian defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. He was an Anglo-Indian and a second-generation Indian Army officer. He was also an excellent sportsman and reached the 3rd round of the men's singles at the 1938 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
T B Henderson Brooks | |
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Born | (1909-01-11)11 January 1909 |
Died | 5 January 1997(1997-01-05) (aged 87) |
Allegiance | British India (1929-1947) India (1947-1964) |
Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1929–1964 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | 5/5 Mahratta Light Infantry |
Commands held | Eastern Army XI Corps 20 Infantry Division 161 Infantry Brigade (India) |
Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 |