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Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

British field marshal (1881–1964)

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About Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson

Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century. He saw active service in the Second Boer War and then during the First World War on the Somme and at Passchendaele. During the Second World War he served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) British Troops in Egypt, in which role he launched Operation Compass, attacking Italian forces with considerable success, in December 1940. He went on to be Military Governor of Cyrenaica in February 1941, commanding a Commonwealth expeditionary force to Greece in April 1941 and General Officer Commanding (GOC) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan in May 1941.

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Occupation: politician, military personnel, Generalfeldmarschall
Position held: member of the House of Lords, Constable of the Tower
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: September 5, 1881
Died: December 31, 1964

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