Frederick Browning
British Army general (1896-1965) · United Kingdom · Died at 68
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Something wrong?Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning was a British Army officer who has been called the "father of the British airborne forces". He was also an Olympic bobsleigh competitor, and the husband of author Daphne du Maurier.
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Daphne du Maurier. Browning was inspired by the graphic depictions of the Cornish coastline in her novel The Loving Spirit.
King George VI inspects an airborne jeep fitted with a Vickers machine gun during a visit to the airborne forces in Southern Command, 21 May 1942, with Browning
Six-man parties of 1st Airborne Division paratroops marching toward General Aircraft Hotspur gliders of the Glider Pilot Exercise Unit RAF at RAF Netheravon in October 1942.
Browning observes training at RAF Netheravon in October 1942.
While on a visit to the 1st Airborne Division in March 1944, King George VI inspects lightweight compact rations, designed to provide a balanced diet for airborne troops. On his right is Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Haddon, while Browning stands on his left. Brigadier Phillip Hicks is to Browning's left.
Browning stands by a Douglas Dakota of RAF Transport Command at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, after being flown back from the Normandy battlefields
Browning in Ceylon, 1945Awards
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Lived 1896 to 1965 · aged 68
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