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- Roy Urquhart - Wikipedia
Major-General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, CB, DSO Bar (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency
- Roy Urquhart: airborne general without a parachute
When Major General Roy Uquhart was told in January 1944 that he was nominated as the new commander of the 1st British Airborne Division, he was just as surprised as the British para-troopers he had to lead
- Major-General Roy Urquhart - Pegasus Archive
Major-General Urquhart was awarded the Dutch Bronze Lion for his handling of the Division throughout the battle His citation reads: General Urquhart landed on 17th September 1944 in command of 1st British Airborne Division with the task of capturing the bridge over the Neder Rijn at Arnhem, in Holland
- Urquhart, Robert Elliott “Roy”. - WW2 Gravestone
Major General, commanding the 1st Airborne Division which fought in the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden
- Urquhart, Robert Elliott Roy - TracesOfWar. com
"General Urquhart landed on 17th September 1944 in command of 1st British Airborne Division with the task of capturing the bridge over the Neder Rijn at Arnhem, in Holland During the ensuing eight days battle for the capture of the Arnhem road bridge this officer displayed outstanding qualities of leadership and courage
- Arnhem (Pen Sword Military Classics) by R. E. Urquhart - Goodreads
Major-General Urquhart commanded the 1st British Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne assault of World War II, the struggle to capture Arnhem and win control of the bridge across the lower Rhine
- Focus: Major-General “Roy” Urquhart in Bolt Action
Roy Urquhart was the commander of the 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden, memorably portrayed by Sir Sean Connery in the film A Bridge Too Far OPERATION ‘MARKET GARDEN’ (THE BATTLE FOR ARNHEM): 17 – 25 SEPTEMBER 1944
- Major-General Robert Roy Urquhart - WWII Forums
In January 1944, back in Britain, Urquhart was put in command of 1st Airborne Division He was not made entirely welcome at first, the airborne troops being suspicious of a commander plucked from the infantry arm
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