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General Sir Walter Colyear Walker, KCB, CBE, DSO** (11 November 1912 – 12 August 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War. He commanded the 1/6 Gurkha Rifles from 1950 to 1953 and he commanded the 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group from 1957 to 1959 during the Malayan Emergency. Walker was Director of Operations in Borneo from 1962 to 1965 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. In retirement, he attracted some controversy by publicising his views on the political situation in Britain during the mid 1970s.

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rdfs:label	Walter Walker (General) (de) Walter Walker (in) Walter Walker (British Army officer) (en) Walter Walker (general) (sv)
rdfs:comment	Sir Walter Colyear Walker (* 11. November 1912 in Britisch-Indien; † 12. August 2001) war ein britischer General.Er ist nicht zu verwechseln mit US-General Walton Walker (1889–1950). Walker war u. a. während der Konfrontasi – ein Konflikt in den 1960ern zwischen Malaysia und Indonesien – der Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Streitkräfte. Für seine militärischen Leistungen erhielt er den Order of the Bath, den Order of the British Empire und den Distinguished Service Order. Während der 70er Jahre führte Walker eine faschistoide Bewegung an, die sich gegen die Labour-Regierung von Harold Wilson richtete und sich auf die Zerschlagung eines Generalstreiks vorbereitete. (de) General Sir Walter Colyear Walker, KCB, CBE, DSO** (11 November 1912 – 12 August 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War. He commanded the 1/6 Gurkha Rifles from 1950 to 1953 and he commanded the 99th Gurkha Infantry Brigade Group from 1957 to 1959 during the Malayan Emergency. Walker was Director of Operations in Borneo from 1962 to 1965 during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. In retirement, he attracted some controversy by publicising his views on the political situation in Britain during the mid 1970s. (en) Jendral Sir Walter Colyear Walker KCB, CBE, DSO & bar (11 November 1912 – 12 Agustus 2001) adalah jendral kontroversial Britania Raya. Walker lahir di penanaman teh di India pada keluarga militer dan merupakan salah satu dari empat putra. Pada akhir Perang Dunia I, Walker dan keluarganya kembali ke Britania dan ia dikirim ke di Devon. Bahkan sebagai anak-anak ia memiliki bakat militer. Walker lalu pergi ke dan pada tahun 1933 bergabung dengan regimen kakeknya, 1/8th Gurkha Rifles. Selama sisa dekade, ia melakukan operasi melawan penduduk asli di India. (in) Sir Walter Colyear Walker, född 11 november 1912 i Indien, död 12 augusti 2001, var en brittisk general. Walker utexaminerades från Sandhurst och deltog i andra världskriget som officer i Storbritanniens armé. Han förde befäl över en bataljon i Burma i slutskedet av kriget. Bataljonens motto var "Live Hard, Fight Hard, and when necessary Die Hard." Walker befordrades 1957 till brigadgeneral och 1961 till generalmajor. Han var med om att kväsa ett uppror i Brunei under 1960-talet. (sv)
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