| 词条 | Edmund Osborne |
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| name =Edmund Osborne | image = | caption = | birth_date =1885 | death_date =1969 (aged 83–84) | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | nickname ="Sigs" | allegiance =United Kingdom | branch =British Army | serviceyears =1904–1941 | rank =Lieutenant General | unit =Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals | commands =157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade Cairo Brigade 44th (Home Counties) Indantry Division II Corps | battles =World War I World War II | awards =Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General Edmund Archibald Osborne CB DSO (1885–1969) was a British Army officer who commanded II Corps during World War II. Military careerOsborne entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Engineers, British Army, in 1904.[1] He served in the First World War and then attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1921–1922 and later became Commander of the School of Signals in 1926.[1] He went on to be a General Staff Officer (GSO) with the 3rd Infantry Division in 1930, Commander of 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade in 1933 and Commander of the Cairo Brigade in Egypt in 1934.[1] He served in the Second World War, initially as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division and then as GOC II Corps from 1940[2] until he retired from the British Army in 1941.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=John Minshull-Ford}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division|years=1938–1940}}{{s-aft|after=Arthur Percival}}2. ^Army Commands {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }} |-{{S-bef|before=Bernard Montgomery}}{{S-ttl|title=GOC II Corps|years=1940–1941}}{{S-aft|after=Kenneth Anderson}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Edmubnd}} 10 : 1885 births|1969 deaths|British Army generals of World War II|British Army personnel of World War I|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Royal Corps of Signals officers|Royal Engineers officers|Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich|Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley |
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