| 词条 | Hugh Cunningham |
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| name = Sir Hugh Cunningham | image = | caption = | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1921|11|4|df=y}} | death_date = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears =1942-1978 | rank =Lieutenant General | unit = | commands =11th Engineering Brigade South West District | battles =World War II | awards =Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Patrick Cunningham KBE (born 4 November 1921) is a former British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements). Military careerEducated at Charterhouse School,[1] Cunningham was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1942 and fought in World War II in India, New Guinea and Burma.[2] He was appointed Commander Royal Engineers for 3rd Division in Cyprus and Aden in 1963, Commander of 11th Engineering Brigade in Germany in 1967 and General Officer Commanding South West District in 1971.[2] He went on to be Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1974 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1976 before retiring in 1978.[2] In retirement he became a Director of Fairey Engineering.[1] He lives at Shaftesbury in Dorset.[3] He is one of the three Presidents of the UK-based charity Action on Addiction.[4] References1. ^1 Debrett's People of Today {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-new}}{{s-ttl|title=General Officer Commanding South West District|years=1971–1974}}{{s-aft|after=George Cooper}}2. ^1 2 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 3. ^Burke's Peerage and Gentry 4. ^Trustees' Report and Financial Statements 2011-12, Action on Addiction |-{{s-bef|before=Frank Caldwell}}{{s-ttl|title=Assistant Chief of the General Staff|years=1974–1975}}{{s-aft|after=Henry Roper}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir Michael Giddings}}{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)|years=1976–1978}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Stephen Berthon}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Hugh}} 6 : 1921 births|Living people|British Army generals|Royal Engineers officers|Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire|People educated at Charterhouse School |
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