Key Figures
"The history of the world is but the biography of great men."
Thomas Carlyle
Key Figures of D-Day
To commemorate the 60th Anniversary, six of the personalities associated
with D-Day are illustrated with photographs from the archive of the Second World
War Experience Centre.
Major General Orde Wingate 1903 - 1944
Orde Charles Wingate was a brilliant but controversial figure. His unorthodox
leadership and achievements during the Second World War created a legend
in military history, and was the subject of Trevor Royle's lecture for the
Second World War Experience Centre at the Royal College of Physicians in
Edinburgh, 2002.
Company Sergeant Major Stanley Elton Hollis
VC
Company Sergeant Major Stan Hollis was awarded the only Victoria Cross for
bravery in Normandy on 6 June 1944. He later described his experiences on D-Day
to students of the Staff College at Camberley.
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