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Miles Dempsey

1896 - 1969

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General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in northwest Europe. A highly professional career soldier who made his reputation in active service, Dempsey was highly thought of by both his subordinates and superiors, most notably Bernard Montgomery, but is not well known. A 1915 graduate of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Dempsey was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miles Dempsey is the 1,859th most popular military personnel (down from 1,758th in 2019), the 4,371st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,356th in 2019) and the 104th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Miles Dempsey ranks 1,859 out of 2,058. Before him are George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Hemedti, Richard Marcinko, Richard S. Ewell, George Crook, and A. P. Hill. After him are Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Boston Corbett, Musa Gareyev, Marcellinus, Martin Dempsey, and Johannes Block.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Miles Dempsey ranks 232. Before him are Luiz Vinhaes, Natalie Talmadge, Esteban Canal, Ralph Bagnold, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, and Virgil Thomson. After him are Ramón Eguiazábal, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Blanche Sweet, Jack Pickford, Simon Barere, and Albert Ball. Among people deceased in 1969, Miles Dempsey ranks 206. Before him are Oswald Holmberg, Josef Hassmann, Commodore Cochran, Muhammad Fareed Didi, Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, and Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich. After him are Hans Rademacher, Károly Fogl, Max Eastman, Marcel Riesz, Károly Dietz, and Stratis Myrivilis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Miles Dempsey ranks 4,372 out of 8,785. Before him are Ralph Ineson (1969), William Cobbett (1763), Alan Brown (1919), Jimmy Armfield (1935), Colin Salmon (1962), and Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986). After him are Basil Dearden (1911), Vincent Regan (1965), Phil Mogg (1948), Anthony Joshua (1989), Michael Giles (1942), and Freddie Francis (1917).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Miles Dempsey ranks 104. Before him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Andy Green (1962), John Byng (1704), Eddie Chapman (1914), Christopher Cradock (1862), and George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800). After him are Boston Corbett (1832), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Oliver Leese (1894), and Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862).

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