Patrick Delaforce (1923–2018)
Autor von The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division
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Patrick Delaforce served with the Royal Horse Artillery of the 11th Armoured Division as a troop leader in Normandy and a Forward Observation Officer in Holland and Germany during the Second World War. He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and twice mentioned in dispatches during the mehr anzeigen campaign. He then joined the 7th Armoured Division at the end of 1945 and commanded Java Troop, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery. After leaving the army he worked as a port wine shipper and then in advertising before becoming a professional author. In addition to his two Second World War divisional histories of the 7th Armoured Division, he has written over twenty military history books as well as a number of travel books and biographies. Wellington The Beau, Smashing The Atlantic Wall, Churchill's Secret Weapons, Monty's Highlanders and Monty's Marauders axe all available under the Pen and Sword imprint. He died in 2018. weniger anzeigen
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Delaforce, Patrick de Fleuriett
- Geburtstag
- 1923-11-28
- Todestag
- 2018-01-22
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- Ausbildung
- Winchester College, England, UK
Queen's University, Belfast, UK - Berufe
- soldier
winemaker
military historian
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