Allan Henry Shafto Adair

Allan Henry Shafto Adair

Major General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet GCVO, CB, DSO , MC and Bar, Mentioned in Dispatches four times (3 November 1897 in London - 4 August 1988) was a British Army general. During World War II he commanded Guards Armoured Division from 12 September 1942 until the end of the war.

See also

Adair Baronets

External links

* [http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html British World War II officers]
* [http://www.generals.dk/general/Adair/Sir_Allan_Henry_Shafto/Great_Britain.html Service record]


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