Walter Walker

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Walter Walker was a British Army general who played a leading role in counterinsurgency operations, notably overseeing British and Commonwealth forces during the Borneo Confrontation in the 1960s.

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Walter Walker canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
conflict Borneo Confrontation ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ
employer British Army ⓘ
fieldOfWork counterinsurgency ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
Lieutenant General ⓘ
Major General ⓘ
notableFor Borneo Confrontation ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ
leadership of British and Commonwealth forces during the Borneo Confrontation ⓘ
notableWork writings on counterinsurgency ⓘ
oversaw British forces in Borneo ⓘ
Commonwealth forces in Borneo ⓘ
participatedIn Konfrontasi ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
positionHeld Commander, 17th Gurkha Division ⓘ
Commander, 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe ⓘ
Director of Operations in Borneo ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, 2nd Division ⓘ
serviceNumber British Army officer service number (exact value not recalled) ⓘ

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Borneo Confrontation → commandedBy → Walter Walker ⓘ