Desmond Fitzpatrick Military person
General Sir Geoffrey Richard Desmond Fitzpatrick GCB GCVO DSO MBE MC (14 December 1912 – 12 October 2002) was a senior British Army officer who served as commander of the British Army of the Rhine and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. After his retirement from the army he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey and later held a ceremonial position in the Royal Household.
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| allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| military command | British Army of the Rhine 1st The Royal Dragoons 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Officer Commanding Rhine Army Troops General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Ireland Command |
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| service start | 1932 |
| service end | 1974 |