George Milne, 1st Baron Milne

Military Person

1866 – 1948

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Who was George Milne, 1st Baron Milne?

Field Marshal George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, GCB, GCMG, DSO, was a British military commander who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1926 to 1933. He served in the Second Boer War and during World War I he served briefly on the Western Front but spent most of the war commanding the British forces on the Macedonian front. As Chief of the Imperial General Staff he generally promoted the mechanization of British land forces although limited practical progress was made during his term in office.

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Born
Nov 5, 1866
Aberdeen
Also known as
  • George Milne
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Mar 23, 1948
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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