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Charles Frederic Keightley
24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1921–1957
Rank General
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB),
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE),
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Other work Governor of Gibraltar

General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior officer in the British Army during and following World War II. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom 's overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

He was born in 1901 and was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1921. The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1922 to 1992 when it was amalgmated into the Royal In 1938 he was an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley. Staff College Camberley, Surrey, is a training college for the British Army. In 1940, he was appointed as Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General of the 1st Armoured Division during that division's deployment to France. The 1st Armoured Division is an armoured division of the British Army. On 13 May 1941, he assumed command of the 30th Armoured Brigade on promotion to brigadier. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. The 30th Armoured Brigade (created on 27 December 1940) was a World War II British Army unit that served in the campaign in Western Europe This article refers to the military rank For the Doctor Who character known as the Brigadier see Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. In early 1942, he spent a short time as Commandant of the Royal Armoured Corps Training Establishment. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC is currently a collection of ten regular Regiments mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments On 21 April 1942, he was promoted major-general and assumed command of the 11th Armoured Division, which was then based in the United Kingdom. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Please see " Major General " for other countries which use this rank Major-General ( Maj Gen) is a senior rank in the

On 19 May 1942, he transferred to the command of the 6th Armoured Division, and commanded that division in the Tunisian campaign and afterwards in Italy. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The 6th Armoured Division was a Second World War, British Army formation created on 12 September 1940 The unit was initially supplied with The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia in the North African Campaign Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In December 1943, he swapped commands with Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh the General Officer Commanding 78th Infantry Division which was also serving in the Italian campaign and which became his first infantry command. General Officer Commanding ( GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other nations to a General officer who holds a command The British 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, fought in the Second World War in North Africa and Italy. The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war. His success as a commander of both armoured and infantry divisions led to his promotion in August 1944 to lieutenant-general when he was given command of Eighth Army's V Corps in Italy. Please see " Lieutenant General " for other countries which use this rank Lieutenant-General ( Lt Gen) is a senior rank The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns It was a British V Corps was a Corps of the British Army in both World War I and World War II. He commanded this corps during Operation Olive, the offensive on the Gothic Line in the autumn of 1944, and also during the final spring offensive in April 1945, when it took the lead role in forcing the Argenta Gap. The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 's last major line of defence in the final stages of The Spring 1945 offensive in Italy was the Allied attack by Fifth United States Army and British 8th Army into the Lombardy Plain which started on April The Corps moved into Austria with the surrender of the German Forces. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945

Keightley left Austria and reverted to the rank of major general in 1946 to become the Director of Military Training at the War Office. In 1948, he became the Military Secretary to the Secretary State of War, returning the rank of lieutenant-general. On 21 September 1949, he assumed command of the British Army of the Rhine in Germany. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR In August 1951, he became the Commander in Chief, Far East Land Forces in the rank of general. In 1953, he was Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces, which included the period of the Suez Crisis. The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh Keightley was C-in-C of Operation Musketeer[1]. Operation Musketeer (Opération Mousquetaire was the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt to capture the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. From 23 November 1947 to 23 November 1957, he was the Colonel of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of

He retired from the Army in 1957 and was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief, Gibraltar, a post he held until 1962. The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom 's overseas territory of Gibraltar. On retirement, he held the awards of G. C. B. , G. B. E. , D. S. O. . He had also been mentioned in dispatches three times and been awarded the Legion of Merit (officer in 1943 and commander in 1947) by the U. Mentioned in Despatches (MID is a Military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding S. Government. He died in 1974.

Career summary

References

  1. ^ "Blitz in the Desert" (12 November 1956). Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time Magazine.  
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