| Sir Colin Callander | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1897 |
| Died | 1979 (aged 82) |
| Place of birth | Ilminster, Somerset, England |
| Place of death | Ashford, Kent, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1915 - 1957 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
4th Division 2nd Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Lieutenant General Sir Colin Bishop Callander KCB KBE MC (13 March 1897 – 1979) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career[]
Educated at Ilminster Grammar School,[1] Callander was commissioned into the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1915 during World War I.[2] He transferred to Leicestershire Regiment in 1922[2] and went to the North West Frontier in India in 1938.[2] He served in World War II and was General Officer Commanding 4th Division in Greece in December 1944.[2] In 1945 he took the unconditional surrender at Knossos of German Forces serving in Crete under General Benthag.[3] He became General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in the British Army of the Rhine in 1949 and Director General of Military Training at the War Office in 1948.[2] He was appointed Military Secretary in 1954 and retired in 1957.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Ilminster Grammar School". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. http://archive.is/lHpQ.[dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Crete: The Battle and the Resistance Antony Beevor, Page 176 Published by John Murray, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7195-6831-2
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