Whistler, Lashmer Gordon

In youth vyštudoval school St. Cyprian and subsequently received štipendium at Harrow school. After completion of this comes štúdiá at the Royal military akadémii Sandhurst. In the year 1917 is pridelený to the Royal Sussexskému regiment with which slúži vo France and Belgium during 1. svetovej war. During tohto obdobia is two times injured and in the time of the second zranenia falls into the German zajatia. From sa he can uniknúť during the moving of vlakom, however, again captured just on the Dutch border.

In 1919 sa becomes poručíkom, and as a volunteer is seconded to Russia to Bristkej posádke in Archangel. Here is pridelený to 45. battalion Královskích strelcov and participating in the sa a fighter on the rieke Dvina.

24.10.1919 is pridelený to 1. battalion of the Royal Sussexského regiment. With the crime subsequently slúži in Germany ako súčasť British army on the Rýne and subsequently is prevelený to Ireland. Here ostáva 4 years and subsequently sa stave povereným adjutantom plukovnej refund in Chichester (Detained Depot).

A short time is prevelený to Hong Kong from dôvodu Chinese občianskej the army. 1.5.1929 sa becomes adjutantom 5. battalion of the cinque prístavov (teritoriálnej army) (5th (Cinque Ports) TA Battalion) and is menovaný temporary kapitánom and stálym kapitánom 30.9.1932.

In the year 1933 is seconded to the Karachi and subsequently to Egypt from dôvodu Talianskej invázie to Habeša. 5.8.1938 sa becomes major and slúži as adjutant of the Royal Sussexského regiment in Palestíne.

In time vypuknutia the military again in charge plukovnej náhrade in Chichester. 5.2.1940 sa becomes povereným podplukovníkom and he's zverené velenie 4.teritoriálneho battalion of the Royal Sussexského regiment (4th (Territorial) Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment), pričom this battalion was ready to go to Fínska, to čomu nakoniec not. 8.4.1940 sa together with the unit boarding in Southamptone and pristáva in Cherbourg ako súčasť 133. pešej brigade, 44. pešej divízie (the 133rd Infantry Brigade, 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division). Together with the unit sa presúva to the Belgian border and is constantly bombed. After nemeckej ofenzíve is nútený zaujať defensive position at Caestre. The unit kladie rozhoduný the resistance and the German sa rozhodnú radšej defensive position obísť. For my počínanie in this fight ako aj during the whole campaign, 1940 vo France Whistler vyslúžil DSO.

30.5.1940 is the banner nakoniec evakuovaaný from Dunkirk.
During nasledovných two years his unit slúži ako súčasť 12. corps, povereného defense juhovýchodnej England.

Africa
In August 1942 prichádza along with 44. Divíziou to Egypt.

The battalion under his command is pridelená role in the context of the attack on the Alam el Halfa. During this brigadier Lee, commander of the 133. Sussexskej and Kentskej brigade (133rd (Sussex and Kent) Infantry Brigade) falls and Whistler is who it nahrádza vo command ako poverený brigadier.

Subsequently he zverená velenie 132. pešej brigade. This brigade line during the second battle of El Alamein.

After ako sa queue presúva to Benghazi, 19.12.1942 is Whistler zverené velenie 131. Surreyskej pešej brigade (131st (Surrey) Lorried Infantry Brigade). Dad brigade came into Egypt ako súčasť 44. divízie however, in the time when ju preberá is mobilným prvkom 7. obrnenej divízie.

Whistler next unit in decembri 1942 during the battle of El Agheila, obsadenia Tripoli in januári 1943 ako aj during obsadenia Msallata, Zuwara, Zaltan and Pisida. 6.3.1943 sa participates in the battle of Medenine and koncom marca 1943 battle of Mareth. In apríly 1943 gets the bar to DSO for your courage and pôsobenie during the African campaign.

Itália
In the summer of 1942, during the spojeneckej invázie on Sicíliu 7. obrnená divízia sa nachádzala in Homs, where perform the training.

Whistler's 131. the brigade is podriadená 10. the corps and participate in the sa 9.9.1943 vylodenia at Salerno. Subsequently sa participates in ťaženia in Italy, where urobí dôležitý piece of work during the battle at Monte Massico.

In novembri 1943 is 7. obrnená divízia presunutá ako strategy reserva and has sa come to England. Whistler for your service in Italy is the award-winning second barom DSO.


In jauári 1944 is prevelený to 160. Juhowaleskej pešej brigade (160th (South Wales) Infantry Brigade), that is súčasřou 53. Waleskej pešej divízie. Divízia bola súčasťou teritoriálnej army and bola umiestnená in Severnom Ireland and England. At the head of this brigade expect that it will be together with the unit nasadený in Normandy 28.6.1944, but the iba a few days after the landing spojencov gets orders that had taken velenie 3. divízie, ktorej commander was injured, ako poverený major general.

Normandia and Europa

Whistler is in charge divízii during the campaign in severozápadnej Europe. Divízia sa under his command participating in the dôležitých operácii in this area as, for example, obsadenie Caen, operácii Market Garden, Overloon, the Veritable and's.

12.3.1945 sa nachádza in the Rhine, when it in the staff navśtevuje PM W. Churchill in uniform honorárneho colonel 5. Cique ports of the Royal Sussexského regiment, in honor of the just Whistler.

27-30.3. divízia prekračuje the rhine, going to the rieke of the Elbe, prechádzajúc through the channel of the Dortmund-Ems u Lingen.

7.4.1945 is divízia presunutá to 12. the corps and the attack on the Bremen. Here zvádza a hard fight until the ruins of the city obsadzuje 26.4.1945.

After kapitulácii is Whistler odoslaný to Osnabrück to the dohliadal over administráciou areas Minden and Munster. The mal dohliadať over 260,000 persons without a home and nastoliť poriadok. In August 1945 sa vracia with divíziou to England.

In marci 1945 sa happens CB and bol zmienený in hláseniach in 3.1945, 8.1945 and 4.1946 for my pôsobenie on bojovom field.

Povojnové years
After vojne 3. pešia divízia sa becomes Imperiálnou strategic reserve, pričom to the role of bolo in 5 days even if able to odletieť and zasiahnuť on ktoromkolvek mieste. Divízia from November 1945 pôsobí in Egypt, subsequently in Palestíne. In decembri sa becomes his favorite kitty velitelom of the British forces in Egypt.

Vo februári 1947 sa his hodnosť becomes permanent so spätnou platnosťou April fool's day 1946.

In januári 1947 is poverený command of the British forces in India, where they started the problem, for pokusom about odtrhnutie sa from the Uk and bolo need nastolenie poriadok. After osamostatnení sa India odchádza Whistler from Bombaya with posldným British praporm 28.2.1948.

Nasledovné pôsobisko is from 1.6.1948 Sudan, where sa happens vrchným velitelom Sudan, pričom except this post zastáva aj funkciu governor generálneho zhromaždenia and the secretary of defense.

In januari 1950 sa stave velitelom Northumbrian district and velitelom 50. Northumbrian pešej divízie teritoriálnej army (the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division TA), pričom 9.5.1950 opúšťa Sudan and funkcie sa ujíma in júni 1950. In januári nasledovného year is manovaný as the main commander of the west african velitelstvy, prićom funkcie sa ujíma 10.5.1951 and taktiež from this data is generálporučíkom.
During tohto obdobia residing in Accra and podliehajú his troops from Nigeria, Siery Leone, Golden pobrežia and the Gambia.

In septembri 1953 he ponúknuté Západné command, may I help and this post of sa ujíma from decembra 1953.

1.12.1953 sa stave colonel of the Royal Sussexského regiment and taktiež velitelom Západného headquarters of the Hungarian.

In 1955 sa stave KCB and in júly that over pure year generálom.

In januári 1957 gets GCB and vo februári 1957 odchádza retired.

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