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George F. Hopkinson

British Army general · United Kingdom · Lived 1896 to 1943 · aged 46

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Major-General George Frederick Hopkinson, was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War, where he was killed in action in Italy in September 1943.

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King George VI (centre) with Major General George Hopkinson (left) and Brigadier Ernest Down during a visit to Bulford, Wiltshire, April 1943.King George VI (centre) with Major General George Hopkinson (left) and Brigadier Ernest Down during a visit to Bulford, Wiltshire, April 1943.Major-General Hopkinson talking from a raised platform to men of the 21st Independent Parachute Company, North Africa, July 1943.Major-General Hopkinson talking from a raised platform to men of the 21st Independent Parachute Company, North Africa, July 1943.

Awards

Military Cross
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Major-General George Frederick Hopkinson, was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War, where he was killed in action in Italy in September 1943. In addition to being one of the few British Army generals killed in action during the war, he was also the only British general of the airborne forces to be killed during the conflict.

Country
United Kingdom
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1943 · aged 46

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