Lewis Lyne
British Army general · United Kingdom · Lived 1899 to 1970 · aged 71
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Something wrong?Major-General Lewis Owen Lyne, was a British Army officer who served before and during the Second World War, rising from the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1939 to major-general in early 1944.
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Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery with his staff, army, corps and division GOCs at Walbeck, Germany, on 22 March 1945. Lyne is second from the left, seated on the ground.
Marshal Georgy Zhukov shakes hands with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery following a ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, on 12 July 1945. Lyne is at left; his 7th Armoured Division had formed a Guard of Honour at the ceremony.
Lyne and Brigadier J. W. K. Spurling, commanding the 131st Brigade take the salute during the entry of British forces into Berlin, 1945.Awards
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Major-General Lewis Owen Lyne, was a British Army officer who served before and during the Second World War, rising from the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1939 to major-general in early 1944. His active service began in mid-1943 when in command of the 169th Brigade in action in North Africa and Italy from 1943 to 1944, followed by the 59th Division during the Battle of Normandy in mid-1944, finally commanding the 7th Armoured Division during the final stages of the Northwestern Europe Campaign until Victory in Europe Day in May 1945. He retired from the army in 1949.
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