Hugh Stockwell

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Hugh Stockwell (1956)

Sir Hugh Charles Stockwell , GCB , KBE , DSO (* 16th June 1903 in Jersey ; † 27. November 1986 in Swindon , Wiltshire ) was a British general of the British Army , among others 1957-1959 Military Secretary in the Ministry of War ( War Office ) , 1959-1960 adjutant General of the Armed forces (adjutant General to the forces) and most recently deputy 1960-1964 Supreme Commander of the Allied NATO -Streitkräfte in Europe ( Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe ) was.

Life

Military training and World War II

Stockwell, the son of a Highland Light Infantry officer , began his officer training at the Royal Military College Sandhurst after completing his schooling at Cothill House and Marlborough College . Upon completion of training, he entered on February 1, 1923 in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was until 1929 in British India used where it on 1 February 1925 to Lieutenant (Lieutenant) was promoted. He then became the border troops of British West Africa added and there on June 25, 1932. Captain (Captain) transported. He then moved to the Small Arms School Corps (SASC) in Netheravon in 1935 , where he was an instructor for Vickers machine guns until 1938 . He was then on December 23, 1938 Brigade Major of the 158th (North Wales) Infantry Brigade , which consisted of three battalions of the Territorial Army.

At the beginning of the Second World War , Stockwell was promoted to major on February 1, 1940 and served as company commander of No. 2 Independent Company of the Territorial Army under the command of Colin Gubbins participated in the Norway campaign from April 9 to June 10, 1940. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel) transported and successor of Gubbins. For his services there, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). After the Norwegian campaign, he was transferred to the newly formed British Commandos , an association to carry out operations in Europe occupied by the German Wehrmacht , and there acted as head of the training center in Lochailort, Scotland . He then became commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 29th Infantry Brigade in 1942 , which was preparing to take part in Operation Ironclad , the British occupation of the Vichy-France- controlled island of Madagascar during World War II.

After his promotion to Brigadier General (Brigadier) Stockwell was on October 28, 1942 first Commander (Commanding Officer) of the 30th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade deployed in British East Africa . He was then from December 7, 1943 to June 15, 1944 commander of the 29th Independent Brigade Group and then until June 9, 1945 commander of the resulting 29th Brigade , which was used in British India and Burma . He then stayed in Burma and was General Officer Commanding of the 82nd (West Africa) Division from January 12 to May 23, 1945 . During this time he was mentioned in 1945 in the war report ( Mentioned in dispatches ) as well as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Operations in Palestine and Malaya

After the end of the Second World War, Stockwell acted again from July 13, 1945 to 1946 as commander of the 82nd (West Africa) Division deployed in Burma and in 1946 also became Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). After his return to Great Britain he took over between June 1946 and his replacement by Major General Philip Gregson-Ellis in June 1947 as commander of the 44th (Home Counties) Division . During this time he was also himself in May 1947 Major General (Major-General) promoted. He then succeeded Major General James Cassels in August 1947 as commander of the 6th Airborne Division stationed in Palestine and remained in this position until the disbandment of this airborne division after the Israeli declaration of independence on May 14, 1948 after the Battle of Haifa in April 1948. For his In March and September 1947 he was mentioned again in the war report.

On his return to Great Britain in 1948 Stockwell succeeded Major General Francis Matthews as commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and remained in that post until 1950, when he was succeeded by Major General David Dawnay . In January 1949 he was made Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), so that from then on he carried the suffix "Sir". He then took over from Major General Lashmer Whistler in 1951 as commander of the 3rd Division and held this post until his replacement by Major General Nigel Poett . He was also the commander of the East Anglia Military District . In June 1952, he replaced Major General Roy Urquhart as commander of the British troops in the Malaya Federation (Malaya Command) and was involved in the fighting with insurgent guerrilla troops during this time . In 1954, Major General Geoffrey Bourne succeeded him as commander of the Malaya Command . In June 1954 he was also Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).

Commander in Germany, Suez crisis and promotion to general

Stockwell himself was then commanding general of the I Corps in 1954 , where he again succeeded Lieutenant General James Cassels. He stayed there until 1956 and was then replaced by Lieutenant General Harold Pyman , while he himself took over the post as Commanding General of the Land Forces during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and was instrumental in the preparations for Operation Musketeer , the invasion of Egypt .

In February 1957 he took over from Lieutenant General Colin Callander function as Military Secretary (Military Secretary) at the War Minister (Secretary of State of War) and was there until his replacement by Major General Geoffrey Thompson in 1959 responsible for the personal use of the land forces. He then remained in the War Ministry and was there as the successor to General Charles Loewen from 1959 until his replacement by General Richard Goodbody in 1960 Adjutant-General to the Forces, responsible for the development of personnel policy and personnel development in the Army. At the same time he acted between 1959 and 1962 as aide-de-camp of Queen Elizabeth II. In June 1959 he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB).

Most recently, General Stockwell on 22 September 1960 successor to General Richard Gale as Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied NATO -Streitkräfte in Europe ( Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe ) and exercised that post until his retirement on January 1, 1964. whereupon Marshal of the Royal Air Force Thomas Pike succeeded him. He acted after his retirement from active military service, among others, as chairman of the Kennet and Avon Canal - Trust .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 34914, HMSO, London, August 2, 1940, p. 4789 ( PDF , accessed January 14, 2017, English).
  2. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 37161, HMSO, London, July 3, 1945, p. 3491 ( PDF , accessed January 14, 2017, English).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 37595, HMSO, London, 4 June 1946, p. 2729 ( PDF , accessed on January 14, 2017, English).
  4. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 38505, HMSO, London, January 7, 1949, p. 122 ( PDF , accessed April 14, 2017, English).
  5. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 40188, HMSO, London, June 1, 1954, p. 3259 ( PDF , accessed January 15, 1954, English).
  6. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 41727, HMSO, London, June 5, 1959, p. 3699 ( PDF , accessed January 15, 1959, English).
personal data
SURNAME Stockwell, Hugh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stockwell, Hugh Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British general
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH jersey
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1986
Place of death Swindon , Wiltshire