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General Sir George Watkin Eben James Erskine GCB KBE DSO (23 August 1899 – 29 August 1965) was a senior British Army officer who is most notable for having commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1943 to 1944 during World War II, and leading major counter-insurgency operations during the Mau Mau Uprising, including the brutal interrogation and torture of Kenyan civilians and other war crimes, of which he had direct knowledge.

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  • George Erskine (de)
  • George Erskine (eu)
  • George Erskine (en)
  • George Erskine (fr)
  • George Erskine (nl)
  • George Erskine (pl)
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  • Sir George „Bobby“ Watkin Eben James Erskine, GCB, KBE, DSO (* 23. August 1899 in , Surrey, England; † 29. August 1965 in , West Sussex, England) war ein britischer Offizier der British Army, der unter anderem als General zwischen 1953 und 1955 Oberkommandierender des Ostafrika-Kommandos sowie von 1955 bis 1958 Oberkommandierender des Heereskommandos Süd war. Er war darüber hinaus zwischen 1958 und 1964 Vizegouverneur von Jersey. (de)
  • General Sir George Watkin Eben James Erskine GCB KBE DSO (23 August 1899 – 29 August 1965) was a senior British Army officer who is most notable for having commanded the 7th Armoured Division from 1943 to 1944 during World War II, and leading major counter-insurgency operations during the Mau Mau Uprising, including the brutal interrogation and torture of Kenyan civilians and other war crimes, of which he had direct knowledge. (en)
  • George Watkin Eben James Erskine britainiar militarra izan zen, Britainiar Armadako jeneral maila erdietsi zuena. 1943-1944 bitartean, Bigarren Mundu Gerran, 7. dibisio korazatuko burua izan zen. 1953tik aurrera, Mau Mauren aurkako errepresioa gidatu zuen Kenyan. (eu)
  • George Watkin Eben James Erskine (23 août 1899 - 29 août 1965) est un général de l'armée britannique connu pour avoir commandé la 7e division blindée de 1943 à 1944 pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et dirigé d'importantes opérations de contre-insurrection pendant la révolte des Mau Mau, y compris l'interrogatoire brutal et la torture de civils kenyans et d'autres crimes de guerre, dont il avait une connaissance directe. (fr)
  • George Watkin Eben James Erskine (23 augustus 1899 – 29 augustus 1965) was een Britse legerofficier tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. (nl)
  • George Watkin Eben James Erskine (ur. 23 sierpnia 1899 w Hascombe, zm. 29 sierpnia 1965 w Rusper) − brytyjski wojskowy, uczestnik obu wojen światowych, generał, najbardziej znany z dowodzenia 7 Dywizją Pancerną w latach 1943–1944. Prowadził także działania wojsk brytyjskich podczas tłumienia powstania Mau Mau w latach 1952–1955. (pl)
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  • Sir George Erskine (en)
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  • "Bobby" (en)
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  • Rusper, West Sussex, England (en)
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