Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

British Field Marshal

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1883

Place of Birth: Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1963

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, & Bar (23 July 1883 – 17 June 1963), was a senior officer of the British Army.
He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, during the Second World War, and was promoted to field marshal in 1944.
As chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, Brooke was the foremost military advisor to Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, and had the role of co-ordinator of the British military efforts in the Allies' victory in 1945.
After retiring from the British Army, he served as Lord High Constable of England during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
His war diaries attracted attention for their criticism of Churchill and for Brooke's forthright views on other leading figures of the war.



Alternative names	Yousuf Karash
Description	Canadian photographer
Date of birth/death	23 December 1908	13 July 2002
Location of birth/death	Mardin	Boston
Work location	Ottawa
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