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- George_F._Hopkinson abstract "Major-General George Frederick Hopkinson OBE MC (1896–9 September 1943) was a senior officer of the British Army who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War. After working for a period prior to the beginning of the First World War as an engineering apprentice, Hopkinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the North Staffordshire Regiment and then posted to France as a signals officer in the 72nd Brigade. He was awarded the Military Cross for meritous actions during the retreat of the British Army during early 1918; after the end of the conflict he gained a degree in civil engineering and travelled Europe, before rejoining the British Army in the mid-1920s and working his way up to the rank of major.Retiring from the British Army a second time to take up a civil engineering job in Turkey, Hopkinson rejoined at the beginning of the Second World War in September 1939. After seeing action during the Battle of France, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, he was promoted to major-general and given command of 1st Airborne Division. Instituting a strict regime of training, Hopkinson ensured the division was ready to participate in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. When Sicily had been successfully conquered, the Allies landed in Italy; Hopkinson accompanied 1st Airborne Division as it landed at the port of Taranto, taking the surrender of the Italian forces in the area. The division then began advancing northwards against stiff Axis resistance, and Hopkinson was killed by machine gun fire as he witnessed an assault on a roadblock held by German paratroopers.".
- George_F._Hopkinson award Military_Cross.
- George_F._Hopkinson award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- George_F._Hopkinson battle World_War_I.
- George_F._Hopkinson battle World_War_II.
- George_F._Hopkinson birthDate "1896".
- George_F._Hopkinson birthYear "1896".
- George_F._Hopkinson deathDate "1943-09-09".
- George_F._Hopkinson deathPlace Castellaneta.
- George_F._Hopkinson deathPlace Italy.
- George_F._Hopkinson deathYear "1943".
- George_F._Hopkinson militaryCommand "1st Airborne Division".
- George_F._Hopkinson militaryUnit North_Staffordshire_Regiment.
- George_F._Hopkinson serviceEndYear "1915".
- George_F._Hopkinson serviceStartYear "1915".
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- George_F._Hopkinson wikiPageWikiLinkText "George F. Hopkinson".
- George_F._Hopkinson wikiPageWikiLinkText "George Frederick ‘Hoppy’ Hopkinson".
- George_F._Hopkinson wikiPageWikiLinkText "George Hopkinson".
- George_F._Hopkinson wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hopkinson".
- George_F._Hopkinson awards Military_Cross.
- George_F._Hopkinson awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- George_F._Hopkinson battles World_War_I.
- George_F._Hopkinson battles World_War_II.
- George_F._Hopkinson birthDate "1896".
- George_F._Hopkinson commands "1".
- George_F._Hopkinson dateOfBirth "1896".
- George_F._Hopkinson dateOfDeath "1943-09-09".
- George_F._Hopkinson deathDate "1943-09-09".
- George_F._Hopkinson deathPlace Castellaneta.
- George_F._Hopkinson deathPlace Italy.
- George_F._Hopkinson name "George Frederick Hopkinson".
- George_F._Hopkinson name "Hopkinson, George".
- George_F._Hopkinson nickname "'Hoppy'".
- George_F._Hopkinson placeOfDeath Castellaneta.
- George_F._Hopkinson placeOfDeath Italy.
- George_F._Hopkinson rank Major-general_(United_Kingdom).
- George_F._Hopkinson serviceyears "1915".
- George_F._Hopkinson shortDescription "British Army general".
- George_F._Hopkinson title "General Officer Commanding 1st Airborne Division".
- George_F._Hopkinson unit North_Staffordshire_Regiment.