Alanbrooke(of Brookeborough)
Alan Francis Brooke,1st viscount
born July 23, 1883, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France
died June 17, 1963, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, Eng.
British military leader.
He served in World War I and later became director of military training (1936–37) and an expert on gunnery. In World War II he began as commander of a corps in France and covered the Dunkirk evacuation. After serving as commander of the British home forces (1940–41), he was promoted to chief of staff (1941–46). He established good relations with the U.S. forces and exercised a strong influence on Allied strategy. He was promoted to field marshal in 1944 and created a viscount in 1946.
source:Britannica encyclopedia
