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General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), commonly known as Sir Dudley Ward, was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during the Second World War and later became Governor of Gibraltar. Serving as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926, slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain only in 1937. However, the Second World War, which began just two years later, allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and a commander of troops in the field. Receiving command of the 4th Infantry Division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months old, he led the division in Italy and Greece from 1944 to 1945. After the war ended

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  • General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), commonly known as Sir Dudley Ward, was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during the Second World War and later became Governor of Gibraltar. Serving as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926, slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain only in 1937. However, the Second World War, which began just two years later, allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and a commander of troops in the field. Receiving command of the 4th Infantry Division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months old, he led the division in Italy and Greece from 1944 to 1945. After the war ended in 1945, Ward went on to hold several staff and field appointments at the highest levels, including Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff (DCIGS) and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine, retiring as a full general in 1965. (en)
  • Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO (* 27. Januar 1905 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England; † 28. September 1991) war ein britischer Offizier der British Army, der unter anderem als General zwischen 1957 und 1960 in Personalunion Oberkommandierender der Britischen Rheinarmee und Kommandeur der Northern Army Group der NATO sowie von 1960 bis 1962 Oberkommandierender des Nahost-Kommandos war. Im Anschluss fungierte er zwischen 1962 und 1965 als Gouverneur von Gibraltar. (de)
  • (Alfred) Dudley Ward, né le 27 janvier 1905 et mort le 28 décembre 1991, est un homme politique et militaire britannique qui participa activement à la Seconde Guerre mondiale et fut gouverneur de Gibraltar de juin 1962 à août 1965. (fr)
  • Альфред Дадли Уорд (англ. Alfred Dudley Ward; 27 января 1905 — 28 декабря 1991 года) — генерал Британской армии, служивший во время Второй мировой войны, губернатором Гибралтара с 1962 по 1965 годы. Начинал службу рядовым солдатом, затем с 1926 года получил офицерское образование. В мирное время продвижение по службе шло медленно, и к 1937 году Уорд имел только звание капитана, но с началом Второй мировой войны он проявил себя способным офицером, как в штабоной работе, так и в качестве полевого командира. Получив командование 4-ю пехотную дивизию в необычно молодом возрасте 39 лет и 3 месяцев, Уорд продолжил успешную карьеру как в штабе, так и регулярных подразделениях. (ru)
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  • 17th Infantry Brigade(1943–44)
  • 231st Infantry Brigade(1943)
  • 43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment(1941–42)
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  • British Army of the Rhine(1957–59)
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  • Avenue Road, Wimborne, Dorset, England (en)
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  • Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Ward visiting the Netherlands in 1959. (en)
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  • Colonel, King's Regiment (Liverpool) (en)
  • Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk (en)
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  • Colonel Commandant, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (en)
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  • Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO (* 27. Januar 1905 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England; † 28. September 1991) war ein britischer Offizier der British Army, der unter anderem als General zwischen 1957 und 1960 in Personalunion Oberkommandierender der Britischen Rheinarmee und Kommandeur der Northern Army Group der NATO sowie von 1960 bis 1962 Oberkommandierender des Nahost-Kommandos war. Im Anschluss fungierte er zwischen 1962 und 1965 als Gouverneur von Gibraltar. (de)
  • (Alfred) Dudley Ward, né le 27 janvier 1905 et mort le 28 décembre 1991, est un homme politique et militaire britannique qui participa activement à la Seconde Guerre mondiale et fut gouverneur de Gibraltar de juin 1962 à août 1965. (fr)
  • Альфред Дадли Уорд (англ. Alfred Dudley Ward; 27 января 1905 — 28 декабря 1991 года) — генерал Британской армии, служивший во время Второй мировой войны, губернатором Гибралтара с 1962 по 1965 годы. Начинал службу рядовым солдатом, затем с 1926 года получил офицерское образование. В мирное время продвижение по службе шло медленно, и к 1937 году Уорд имел только звание капитана, но с началом Второй мировой войны он проявил себя способным офицером, как в штабоной работе, так и в качестве полевого командира. Получив командование 4-ю пехотную дивизию в необычно молодом возрасте 39 лет и 3 месяцев, Уорд продолжил успешную карьеру как в штабе, так и регулярных подразделениях. (ru)
  • General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO, DL (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), commonly known as Sir Dudley Ward, was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during the Second World War and later became Governor of Gibraltar. Serving as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926, slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain only in 1937. However, the Second World War, which began just two years later, allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and a commander of troops in the field. Receiving command of the 4th Infantry Division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months old, he led the division in Italy and Greece from 1944 to 1945. After the war ended (en)
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  • Alfred Dudley Ward (de)
  • Alfred Dudley Ward (en)
  • Alfred Dudley Ward (fr)
  • Уорд, Альфред Дадли (ru)
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