Eric Bols
British Army general · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1904 to 1985 · aged 81
Major-General Eric Louis Bols, was a senior British Army officer who, during the Second World War, was most notable for serving as the General Officer Commanding the 6th Airborne Division during the final years of the war.
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Staff officers of the 21st Army Group, June 1944. Colonel Eric Bols, wearing beret, is stood second from the left in the back row.
Senior officers of the 6th Airborne Division with Field Marshal Montgomery (front row, centre) in the Ardennes, January 1945. Stood to Montgomery's right is Major General Bols.
The Russian Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, both in the front row, and their respective Chiefs of Staff at the 6th Airborne Division HQ at Wismar, April/May 1945. Major-General Bols is stood directly behind Rokkosovsky.Awards
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United Kingdom
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Lived 1904 to 1985 · aged 81