Far East Land Forces (1961–63) Southern Command (1958–61) Staff College, Camberley (1957–58) 3rd Division (1952–54) 5th Parachute Brigade (1943–46) 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (1942–43)
Battles/wars
North-West Frontier Second World War
Operation Tonga
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Silver Star (United States)
General Sir Joseph Howard Nigel Poett, KCB, DSO & Bar (20 August 1907 – 29 October 1991) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade during the Second World War.
General Sir Joseph Howard NigelPoett, KCB, DSO & Bar (20 August 1907 – 29 October 1991) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade...
1965–1972), volume 1, page 506. Poett, General Sir Nigel (1991). Pure Poett: The Autobiography of General Sir NigelPoett. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-339-7...
General Staff at Far East HQ. Both reported to Lieutenant General Sir NigelPoett, the Far East Land Forces Commander in Singapore. Seria and Limbang remained...
Dialects. Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, CBE, Actor General Sir NigelPoett KCB, DSO (J.H.N. Poett) was a British Army officer best known for commanding the...
airborne unit to land was the 5th Parachute Brigade, commanded by Brigadier NigelPoett. The brigade was designated to land on drop zone B and achieved this...
Brigadier NigelPoett, commanding the 5th Parachute Brigade, along with a small team accompanied the pathfinders. Disoriented after landing, Poett heard Brotheridge's...
1958 – 1961 General Sir Richard Hull 1961 – 1963 Lieutenant General Sir NigelPoett 1963 Far East Command was established, covering the region covered China...
Sir Ernest Down GOC-in-C Southern Command 1955–1958 Succeeded by Sir NigelPoett Government offices Preceded by Sir Gresham Nicholson Lieutenant Governor...
Artillery Brigade, Royal Artillery Brigadier-General John Pocock General Sir NigelPoett Lieutenant-General Sir Mark Poffley Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew...
the service of Lieutenant General Sir Roderick McLeod and General Sir NigelPoett, Director of Military Operations, and as a Personal Assistant to General...
Defence Regiment Anthony Palliser – artist Tony Pearson – cricketer NigelPoett – British Army Officer, commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade during the...
GOC 4th Division 1956–1957 Succeeded by Gerald Hopkinson Preceded by NigelPoett Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1958–1961 Succeeded by Charles...
Lathbury Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley 1954–1956 Succeeded by NigelPoett Preceded by Sir Michael West GOC 1st (British) Corps 1960–1962 Succeeded by...
Lockhart Preceded by George Wood GOC 3rd Division 1951–1952 Succeeded by NigelPoett Preceded by Roy Urquhart GOC Malaya 1952–1954 Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey...
bombed the area the team was in. Due to the above factors, Brigadier NigelPoett's 5th Parachute Brigade was scattered and dropped incorrectly. The constituent...
Francis Festing C-in-C Far East Land Forces 1958–1961 Succeeded by Sir NigelPoett Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1961–1964 Position replaced by Chief...
under Brigadier James Hill, the 5th Parachute Brigade, under Brigadier NigelPoett, and the 6th Airlanding Brigade, under Brigadier Edwin Flavell (although...
Belligerents United Kingdom Belgium Germany Commanders and leaders NigelPoett Unknown Units involved 5th Para Brigade 5th SAS Elements of 2nd Panzer...
CBE MVO, late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Major-General Joseph Howard NigelPoett DSO, late Infantry. Major-General John Evered Witt CBE MC, late Royal...
Gregson-Ellis GOC 5th Division April–September 1947 Post disbanded Preceded by NigelPoett GOC 3rd Division 1954–1957 Succeeded by George Gordon-Lennox...
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