John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

July 10, 1886 – March 31, 1946

British field marshal; commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France, 1939-1940, through the Dunkirk evacuation.

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Offices held

Military service

• British Army General

Affiliations

Education

• Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
• Harrow School

Timeline

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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

 

World War I

 

World War II

 

Battle of France

 

German invasion of Belgium (1940)

 

Battle of Dunkirk

 

Dunkirk evacuation

 

Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine

 

High Commissioner - Mandatory Palestine