# Walter Walker

> General Sir Walter Colyear Walker, was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War and the 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group from 1957 to 1959 during the Malayan Emergency. Walker was Director of Operations in Borneo from 1962 to 1965 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. In retirement, he attracted some controversy by publicising his views on the political situation in Britain during the mid-1970s.

*British Army general (1912–2001)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1912-11-11
- **Died:** 2001-08-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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