Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson

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Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson was a senior British Army officer of the World Wars, best known for commanding Allied forces in the Mediterranean and Middle East and later serving as Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean theatre during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
field marshal
human
military commander
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Order
Legion of Merit
Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second Boer War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Eton College
Royal Military College Sandhurst
familyName Wilson
givenName Henry
honorificPrefix Field Marshal
Sir
honorificSuffix DCB
DSO
GCB
GCMG
middleName Maitland
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank field marshal
general
notableFor commanding Allied forces in the Mediterranean and Middle East during World War II
serving as Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre in World War II
notableWork command of Allied forces in the Greek campaign of 1941
command of Allied forces in the Mediterranean theatre in World War II
command of Middle East Command in World War II
leadership of Allied operations in Italy as Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean
planning and oversight of the Dodecanese Campaign
occupation military leader
soldier
positionHeld Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission to the United States
Commander Allied Forces in the Mediterranean
Commander of the British Expeditionary Force to Greece
Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command
General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt
General Officer Commanding Palestine and Trans-Jordan
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Governor of Gibraltar
Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre
serviceNumber British Army officer service (number not specified)
sexOrGender male

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Middle East Command notableCommander Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Ninth Army notableCommander General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
linked to: Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Chilton notableBurial Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson
linked to: Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Joyce Wallace spouseNameTitle Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson