Geoffrey Baker
Military Person
1912 – 1980
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Who was Geoffrey Baker?
Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker GCB, CMG, CBE, MC was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. He served in World War II and became Director of Operations and Chief of Staff for the campaign against EOKA in Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency and later in his career provided advice to the British Government on the deployment of troops to Northern Ireland at the start of the Troubles.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1912
Murree - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- May 8, 1980
Wellington College, Berkshire
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on July 23, 2013
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