Dudley Russell Military person

Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1896–1978) was an officer in the British and Indian Armies during World War I and World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 01, 1896
Birth place
Bexleyheath
Date of deathFebruary 04, 1978
Place of death
Nassau Bahamas

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Legion of Merit
Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Military Cross
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Italian Campaign (World War II)
East African Campaign (World War II)
Western Desert Campaign
military branch
British Army
British Indian Army
military command
Delhi and East Punjab Command (1947–1948)
Indian 5th Infantry Division (1946–1947)
Indian 8th Infantry Division (1943–1945)
6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) 13th Frontier Force Rifles (1938–1940)
Indian 5th Infantry Brigade (September 1941 – January 1943)
Chief British Advisor to the Indian Army (1948–1954)
service start1915
service end1954

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External resources

  1. http://www.generals.dk/general/Russell/Sir_Dudley/Great_Britain.html
  2. http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html