Lewis Lyne | |
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Lewis Lyne |
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Born | 1899 |
Died | 1970 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1921 - 1949 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | 9th Bn the Lancashire Fusiliers 169th Infantry Brigade 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 7th Armoured Division British Forces in Berlin British Troops in Egypt |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Lewis Owen Lyne CB DSO (1899–1970) was a British Commander during World War II.
Lyne was commissioned into the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1921.[1] He was made a Staff Officer at the War Office in 1938.[1]
He served in World War II being appointed Commanding Officer of 9th Bn the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1940.[1] He went on to be Chief Instructor at the Senior Officers' School in 1941 and Commander of 169th Infantry Brigade in Italy in 1942.[1] Although he was wounded in 1943,[2] he was appointed General Officer Commanding of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division on 30 March 1944 and then of 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in Normandy a few months later.[1] He then became General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division and led it through the Siegfried Line and on to Hamburg.[3] He took part in the Victory Parade in Berlin on 21 July 1945.[4]
After the War he became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.[1] He was made Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1946 and General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt in 1949; he retired due to ill health later that year.[1]
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Gerald Lloyd-Verney |
GOC 7th Armoured Division November 1944–July 1945 |
Succeeded by Vacant (next held by George Roberts) |
Preceded by New Post |
Commandant, British Sector in Berlin July 1945–August 1945 |
Succeeded by Eric Nares |