George Philip Bradley Roberts Military person

Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts CB, DSO, MC, (November 5, 1906 – November 5, 1997), better known as "Pip", was a British commander of an armoured division during the Second World War.

Personal facts

George Philip Bradley Roberts
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1906
Birth place
Quetta , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1997
Place of death
East Sussex

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Military Cross
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
North African Campaign
Operation Overlord
World War II
military branch
British Army
military command
11th Armoured Division (6 Dec 1943 - 1946)
30th Armoured Brigade (20 Jul 1943 – 6 Dec 1943)
3rd Royal Tank Regiment (4 Jan 1942)
7th Armoured Division (1947 - 1948)
Director Royal Armoured Corps (1948 - 1949)
Hanover District Germany (1948)
26th Armoured Brigade (13 Mar 1943 – 19 Jun 1943)
22nd Armoured Brigade Group & 22nd Armoured Brigade (23 Jul 1942 – 20 Jan 1943)
7th Armoured Division (acting 20 Jan 1943 – 25 Jan 1943)
military unit
Royal Tank Regiment
service start1926
service end1949

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