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Miles Dempsey, the son of a marine insurance broker, was born in New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, on 15th December, 1896. He was educated at Shrewsbury School. After graduating from Sandhurst Military Academy in 1915 he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment. During the First World War he served on the Western Front in France and as well as being ...
19. Aug. 2010 · Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public. Yet his part in Britains contribution to that campaign was second only to Montgomerys in importance. Dempsey survived two and a half years of bitter fighting as an infantry officer on the Western Front before ...
Dempsey commanded the Second Army during the invasion of Normandy in 1944. During the battle for Normandy his army made rapid advances across French territory, and later into the conflict he was the first British commander to cross the Rhine river into Germany, on 23 March 1945. Born: December 15, 1896. Birthplace: New Brighton, Cheshire, England.
21. Apr. 2015 · Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey commanded the British 2nd Army during the D-Day landings in June 1944. Dempsey’s men landed at Gold, Juno and Sword beaches and the spectacular success of the British units at the Normandy landings, and the way they were led, confirmed to many the skill and ability of Dempsey. Miles Dempsey was born …
General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings in the Second World War. He was a career soldier who made his reputation in active service. Dempsey was a descendant of the Gaelic-Irish Ó Díomasaigh family of Clann Máel Ugra (Clanmailer, aka Cenél Maoilughra), a sept of the Laigin ...
British Officials on a Ship Near Sicily. Members of the British Armed Forces, standing from left to right: Acting Lieutenant General Miles Dempsey; Rear Admiral Thomas Troubridge; Sir Percy James Grigg, British Secretary of State for War; Captain Hammer; and Brigadier "Tony" Sugden. The men are aboard a ship during the Sicilian Campaign of ...
29. Juni 2020 · Dempsey, Miles Christopher "Lucky". Atlantic Wall. Date of birth: December 15th, 1896 (New Brighton/Wallasey/England, Great-Britain) Date of death: June 5th, 1969 (Yattendon/England, Great-Britain) Buried on: Commonwealth War Graves Abergavenny Cemetery.
