Allan H.S. Adair

Allan H.S. Adair

Le baronnet Allan H.S. Adair, 6e baronnet Adair, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC, (3 novembre 1897 à Londres - 4 août 1988) est un officier britannique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Major-general (général de division), il débarque en Normandie le 26 juin 1944 à la tête de la célèbre division blindée des Guards. Sa première action est livrée lors de l'opération Goodwood, il participe ensuite à toutes les actions de la bataille de Normandie.

Il commande sa division lors de la fermeture de la poche de Falaise. Il poursuit les troupes allemandes en retraite vers le nord de la France et est engagé dans la libération de la Belgique en participant à l'opération Market Garden et aux batailles d'Arnhem et de Nimègue.

Bibliographie

  • (en)Robert Boscawen (2001)Armoured Guardsmen: A War Diary, June 1944-April 1945, Pen & Sword, Barnsley, England
  • (en) G. L. Verney (1955) The Guards Armoured Division, a short history, Hutchinson

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