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Gerard Bucknall

lieutenant-generalUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1894 – 1980

1900192519501975World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Normandy — Jun–Aug 1944 · Allies · World War II

Active service 1944 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 50.

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Lieutenant-General Gerard Corfield Bucknall, was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars. He is most notable for being the commander of XXX Corps during the Normandy landings and the subsequent Battle of Normandy which followed in the summer of 1944.

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Battles (1)

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