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Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970) was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. He fought in both World War I and World War II. He was wounded in action three times during his career. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (922x1493, 1104 KB)This photograph is from the Australian Parliamentary Handbook, and is held under Crown copyright by the Commonwealth of Australia. ... 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Early years

Slim was born in Bristol to John and Charlotte Slim (nee Tucker), a lower-middle class family. He grew up in Birmingham and attended St. Philip's School and King Edward's School. After leaving school, he taught at an elementary school and worked as a clerk in Steward and Lloyds, a metal tube makers between 1910 - 1914. He joined Birmingham University Officers' Training Corps, 1912. At the outbreak of World War I, Slim was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He was badly wounded at Gallipoli. On return to England, he was granted a regular commission in a West Indian Regiment. In October 1916, he returned to his regiment in Mesopotamia. He was wounded a second time in 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross. Evacuated to India, he transferred to the British Indian Army in 1919. Slim was given the rank of captain and was posted to the 1st Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles. He became Adjutant of the battalion in 1921. Birmingham (pron. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup because: This article has been tagged since December 2006. ... King Edwards School King Edwards School (KES) (grid reference SP052836) is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. ... The University of Birmingham is the oldest of three universities in the English city of Birmingham. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, also known as the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Gallipoli peninsula (Turkish: ) is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. ... Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, and parts of eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwest Iran. ... The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... A group of native Indian muslim soldiers posing for volley firing orders. ... The 6th Queen Elizabeths Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following Indias independence. ...

He married Aileen Robertson in 1926 (died 1993), with whom he had one son and one daughter.

In 1926, Slim was sent to the Indian Staff College at Quetta. His performance at Staff College resulted in his appointment first to Army Headquarters India in Delhi and then to Staff College, Camberley in England, where he taught from 1934 to 1937. In 1938 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of the 2nd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles. In 1939 he was given the temporary rank of Brigadier and became head of the Senior Officers' School at Belgaum, India. The Command and Staff College was established in 1974 at Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... , Delhi (Hindi: , Urdu: , Punjabi: ), sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, is a training college for the British army. ... The 7th Duke of Edinburghs Own Gurkha Rifles started as a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following Indias independence. ... , Belgaum (proposed to be renamed Belagaavi) (Kannada: à²¬à³†à²³à²—à²¾à²µà²¿, Marathi: à¤¬à¥‡à¤³à¤—à¤¾à¤‚à¤µ; ), also known as Belgaon, is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. ...

On the outbreak of the World War II Slim was given command of the Indian 10th Brigade and sent to Sudan, from where he took part in the East African Campaign to liberate Ethiopia from the Italians. He was wounded again in Eritrea. He then joined the staff of General Archibald Wavell in the Middle East Command. Given the rank of acting Major General, he commanded British forces in the Middle East Campaign, leading the Indian 10th Infantry Division in the Syria-Lebanon campaign and the invasion of Persia. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... September 28, 1941. ... Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (May 5, 1883 _ May 24, 1950) was a British General and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II. He led British forces to victory over the Italians, only to be defeated by the German army. ... During World War II The British Middle East Command was based in Cairo with responsibility for the Middle East theatre which included North Africa, East Africa, Persia, the Middle East, and the British forces in the Balkans and Greece. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Middle East Campaign was a part of the Middle East Theatre of World War II. // Overview This campaign included: The British police actions in Palestine. ... The Indian 10th Infantry Division was a war formed Indian division during the Second World War . ... Combatants Allies U.K. Australia British India British Palestine Free France Vichy France Commanders Henry Maitland Wilson Henri Dentz Strength 18,000 Australians. ... Motto (official) EsteqlÄl, ÄzÄdÄ«, jomhÅ«rÄ«-ye eslÄmÄ« 1(Persian) Independence, freedom, Islamic Republic (national) Anthem SorÅ«d-e MellÄ«-e ÄªrÄn 2 Capital (and largest city) Tehran Official languages Persian Demonym Iranian Government Islamic Republic - Supreme Leader - President Establishment - Proto-Elamite Period 8000 BCE - Middle...

Burma campaign

In March 1942, Slim was given command of 1st Burma Corps also known as BurCorps (consisting of the 17th Indian Infantry Division and 1st Burma Division) in Burma, which was being attacked by the Japanese. Heavily outnumbered, he was soon forced to withdraw to India. The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was the name given to the campaigns of the Pacific War in India, Burma, Thailand, Malaya and Singapore. ... Combatants United Kingdom British India Republic of China United States Empire of Japan Indian National Army Burma National Army Thailand Commanders Louis Mountbatten William Slim Chiang Kai-Shek Joseph Stilwell Aung San(From 1944) Masakazu Kawabe Hyotaro Kimura Renya Mutaguchi Subhash Chandra Bose Aung San(until 1944) Strength Unknown Unknown... The Indian 17th Infantry Division was a formation of the British Indian Army raised during World War II. It had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit). ...

He then took over XV Corps under the command of the Eastern Army. His command covered the coastal approaches from Burma to India, east of Chittagong. He had a series of disputes with Noel Irwin, commander of Eastern Army and, as a result, Irwin (although an army commander) took personal control of the initial advance by XV Corps into the Arakan Peninsula. The operations ended in disaster, during which Slim was restored to command of XV Corps albeit too late to salvage the situation. General Irwin and Slim blamed each other for the result but in the end Irwin was removed from his command and Slim was promoted to command the new Fourteenth Army—formed from IV Corps (Imphal), XV Corps (Arakan) and XXXIII Corps (reserve)—later joined by XXXIV Corps. Chittagong (Bengali: à¦šà¦Ÿà§à¦Ÿà¦—à§à¦°à¦¾à¦®, ChÃ´Å£Å£ogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Arakan is a state in the North Western part of Myanmar, formerly Burma. ... The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II. Many of its units were from the Indian Army as well as British units and there were also significant contributions from East African divisions within the British Army. ...

He quickly got on with the task of training his new army to take the fight to the enemy. The basic premise was that off-road mobility was paramount: Much heavy equipment was exchanged for mule- or air-transported equipment and motor transport was kept to a minimum and restricted to those vehicles that could cope with some of the worst combat terrain on earth. The new doctrine dictated that if the Japanese had cut the lines of communication, then they too were surrounded. All units were to form defensive 'boxes', to be resupplied by air and assisted by integrated close air support and armour. The boxes were designed as an effective response to the tactics of infiltration practiced by the Japanese in the war. Slim also supported increased offensive patrolling, to encourage his soldiers to lose both their fear of the jungle and also their belief that Japanese soldiers were better jungle fighters.

In January 1944, when the Second Arakan Offensive was met by a Japanese counter-offensive, the Indian 7th Infantry Division was quickly surrounded along with parts of the 5th Indian and West African 81st Divisions. The 7th Division's defence was based largely on the "Admin Box"—formed initially from drivers, cooks, suppliers, etc. They were supplied by air—negating the importance of their lost supply lines. The Japanese forces were able to defeat the offensive into Arakan, but they were unable to decisively defeat the allied forces or advance beyond the surrounded formations. While the Second Arakan Offensive ended in failure, it proved tactics that were very effective against the Japanese. Later in 1944 the Japanese launched an invasion of India aimed at Imphal—hundreds of miles to the north. Slim airlifted two entire veteran divisions (5th & 7th Indian) from battle in the Arakan, straight into battle in the north. Desperate defensive actions were fought at places such as Imphal, Sangshak and Kohima, while the RAF and USAAF kept the forces supplied from the air. While the Japanese were able to advance and encircle the formations of 14th Army, they were unable to defeat those same forces or break out of the jungles along the Indian frontier. The Japanese advance stalled. The Japanese refused to give up even after the monsoon started and large parts of their army were wrecked by conducting operations in impossible conditions. As a result their units took unsupportable casualties and were finally forced to retreat in total disorder, leaving behind a trail of corpses. The 7th Indian Infantry Division was a war formed division created during World War II . ... Indian 5th Infantry Division fought in several theatres of World War II and more than earned its nickname the Ball of Fire. Lord Louis Mountbatten said: When the Division came under my command in South-East Asia towards the end of 1943, it had already had three years hard fighting... The Battle of the Admin Box took place on the Southern Front of the Burma Campaign from February 5 to February 23, 1944 in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II In Arakan the Japanese 55th Division infiltrated Allied lines to attack Indian 7th Infantry Division from the... Combatants British Fourteenth Army Indian IV Corps Japanese 15th Division Japanese 33rd Division Japanese 31st Division Commanders Louis Mountbatten Geoffrey Scoones Renya Mutaguchi Masakasu Kawabe Strength 4 Infantry Divisions 1 Armoured Brigade 1 Parachute Brigade 3 Infamtry about 100,000 Japanese Army Casualties 17,500 53,879 The Battle of... The Battle of Kohima was a battle of the Burma Campaign in World War II, fought around the town of Kohima in northeast India from April 4 to June 22, 1944. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ...

In 1945, Slim launched an offensive into Burma, with lines of supply stretching almost to breaking point across hundreds of miles of trackless jungle. He faced the same problems that the Japanese had faced in their failed 1944 offensive in the opposite direction. He made the supply of his armies the central issue in the plan of the campaign. The Irrawaddy River was crossed (with the longest Bailey bridge in the world at the time—most of which had been transported by mule and air) and the city of Meiktila was taken, followed by Mandalay. The Allies had reached the open plains of central Burma, sallying out and breaking Japanese attacking forces in isolation, maintaining the initiative at all times, backed up by air-land co-operation including resupply by air and close air support, performed by both RAF and USAAF units. The Ayeyarwady River or Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ) is a river that flows through Burma (Myanmar). ... Bailey bridge over the Coppename river at Witagron, Suriname. ... MEIKTILA is in Mandalay division of Myanmar; population (1901) 252,305, and is located at 20Â°53N, 95Â°53 E. It is situated on the banks of magnificent Lake Meiktila, an ancient irrigation and drinking water reservoir, and at the junction of the Bagan-Taunggyi and Yangon-Mandalay roads. ... Mandalay (Burmese: ) is the second largest city in Myanmar (formerly Burma) with a population of 927,000 (2005 census), agglomeration 2,5 million. ...

In combination with these attacks, Force 136 helped initiate a countrywide uprising of the Burmese people against the Japanese. In addition to fighting the allied advance south, the Japanese were faced with heavy attacks from behind their own lines. Toward the end of the campaign, the army raced south to capture Rangoon before the start of the monsoon. It was considered necessary to capture the port because of the length of the supply lines overland from India and the impossibility of supply by air or land during the monsoon. Rangoon was eventually taken by a combined attack from the land (Slim's army), the air (parachute operations south of the city) and a seaborne invasion. Also assisting in the capture of Rangoon was the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League lead by Thakin Soe with Aung San, the future Prime Minister of Burma and father of Aung San Suu Kyi, as one of its military commanders. Force 136 was the general cover name for a branch of the British World War II organisation, the Special Operations Executive. ... Yangon (Burmese: , population 5,000,000(nearly) (2007 census), formerly Rangoon, is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (previously known as Burma). ... The Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League (better known as the AFPFL) was the main political party in Burma from 1946 until 1962. ... Aung San General Aung San (Bogyoke Aung San in Burmese) (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; IPA: ); February 13, 1915 â€“ July 19, 1947) was Burmas national hero, revolutionary, nationalist, general, and politician. ... Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; IPA: ); born 19 June 1945 in Yangon (Rangoon), is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar (Burma), and a noted prisoner of conscience. ...

After World War II

After the war Slim became commander of Allied Land Forces in South-East Asia. In 1948 he returned to England where he became head of the Imperial Defence College and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff (the first Indian Army officer to be so appointed). In 1953 he was promoted field marshal, and accepted the post of Governor-General of Australia, without retiring from the Army. The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. ... Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) was the title of the professional head of the British Army from 1908 to 1964. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...

Slim was a popular choice since he was an authentic war hero who had fought alongside Australians at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. In 1954 he was able to welcome Queen Elizabeth II on the first visit by a reigning monarch to Australia. Slim's duties as Governor-General were entirely ceremonial and there were no controversies during his term. The Liberal leader Robert Menzies held office throughout Slim's time in Australia. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 â€“ 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years. ...

In 1959 Slim retired and returned to Britain, where he published his memoirs, Unofficial History and Defeat Into Victory. In 1960 he was created 1st Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla and Bishopston. After a successful further career on the boards of major UK companies he was appointed Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle. He died in London on 14 December 1970. TheConstables and Governors of Windsor Castle are in charge of Windsor Castle on hehalf of the sovereign. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He was given a full military funeral at St. George's Chapel, Windsor and was afterward cremated. A remembrance plaque was placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral. A statue of Slim was placed at Whitehall in 1990. St Georges Chapel, Windsor St. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ...

He was awarded the Military Cross, 1916; DSO, 1941; CBE, 1942; GBE, 1946; GCB, 1950; GCMG, 1952; and GCVO, 1954. He was knighted on the battlefield of Imphal (KCB), 1944, and created a Knight of the Garter and Viscount, 1960.

The road William Slim Drive, in the district of Belconnen, Canberra is named after him. Location of Belconnen For the Canberra suburb of Belconnen see: Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the Capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

Slim's place in history

Slim's achievements in taking over a defeated, dispirited and ethnically diverse army on the run and welding it into a cohesive whole that fought and defeated the Japanese in their natural environment are often overlooked. He achieved this remarkable transformation mainly through personal example and his consummate skill as a communicator. The spirit of comradeship he created within 14th Army lived on after the war in the Burma Star Association at whose meetings Slim was a frequent and honoured guest. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 388 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (583 Ã— 900 pixel, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 388 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (583 Ã— 900 pixel, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

A statue to Slim is on Whitehall, outside the Ministry of Defence. This was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990. The statue shows Slim in military uniform and stature and was designed by Ivor Roberts-Jones. He stands tallest (he was big man) in a series of 3 statues of British Army Viscounts of WW2 - Slim, Alanbrooke, and Montgomery - and (typically) is the only one of the 3 shown in an 'active service' pose - armed, binoculars in hand and with the pockets of his jungle uniform bulging. Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ... This articles deals with the British ministry, see defence minister for other countries. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...

Slim's papers were collected by William Slim's biographer, Ronald Lewin, and given to Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge by Slim's wife, Aileen, Viscountess Slim, and son, John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim, and other donors, 1977-2001. John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim OBE, FRGS (born 20 July 1927) is a British peer and soldier. ...

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