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Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, GCB, CMG, DSO (6 May 1880 – 22 September 1959) was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War.
Edmund Ironside (c. 990 – 30 November 1016; Old English: Ēadmund, Old Norse: Játmundr, Latin: Edmundus; sometimes also known as Edmund II) was King of the English from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He was the son of King Æthelred the Unready and his first wife, Ælfgifu of York.
May 2, 2024 · World War II. William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (born May 6, 1880, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Sept. 22, 1959, London, Eng.) was a British field marshal. After serving in the South African War, he commanded Allied forces in World War I in northern Russia (1918) and later in northern Persia (1920). He subsequently commanded forces in India ...
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Jun 15, 2023 · Born into a tumultuous era of warfare and political intrigue, King Edmund II became a beacon of heroic resistance, a warrior-king who personified the struggle of a divided kingdom against the relentless onslaught of foreign invaders. Read on to discover the astonishing story of Edmund Ironside.
Sep 2, 2022 · History of England. Share article. Edmund Ironside. Edmund II, king of the English in 1016, is perhaps better known as “Ironside” for his heroic resistance to a massive invasion led by the Danish king Cnut… Jessica Brain. 9 min read.
Apr 27, 2016 · Edmund Ironside: Anglo-Saxon warrior king. One thousand years after he became king, Sarah Foot recounts the life of King Edmund II, a bold leader who took the fight to the Vikings in one of the most blood-soaked periods in English history... Published: April 27, 2016 at 11:06 AM.
Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1939, Ironside went on to play an important role , as C-in-C Home Forces, in 1940 in preparations against invasion. The book is scarcely a work of criticism, but it can be recommended, not least for its coverage of missions to Russia and Persia, as well as of Ironside seeking to modernise the Indian Army.
