Philip Roberts (British Army officer)
Major General George Philip Bradley Roberts, CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC (5 November 1906 – 5 November 1997), better known as "Pip", was a senior officer of the British Army who served with distinction during the Second World War, most notably as General Officer Commanding of the 11th Armoured Division (nicknamed the "Black Bull") throughout the campaign in Northwestern Europe from June 1944 until Victory in Europe Day in May 1945.
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Philip Roberts (British Army officer)
Major General George Philip Bradley Roberts, CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC (5 November 1906 – 5 November 1997), better known as "Pip", was a senior officer of the British Army who served with distinction during the Second World War, most notably as General Officer Commanding of the 11th Armoured Division (nicknamed the "Black Bull") throughout the campaign in Northwestern Europe from June 1944 until Victory in Europe Day in May 1945.
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Major General George Philip Br ...... ory in Europe Day in May 1945.
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Major General "Pip" Roberts, G ...... White Scout Car, August 1944.
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1997-11-05
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East Sussex, England
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Director of Scribbans-Kemp
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Honorary Colonel Kent and County of London Yeomanry Squadron
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Major General George Philip Br ...... ory in Europe Day in May 1945.
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