George Hopkinson

George Hopkinson
Nickname(s)"Hoppy"
Born(1895-12-14)14 December 1895
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died9 September 1943(1943-09-09) (aged 47)
Castellaneta, Italy
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1915–1919
1923–1937
1939–1943
RankMajor General
Service number19368
UnitNorth Staffordshire Regiment
Commands1st Airborne Division (1943)
1st Airlanding Brigade (1941–43)
31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group (1941)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major General George Frederick Hopkinson, OBE, MC (14 December 1895 – 9 September 1943) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War, where he was killed in action in Italy in September 1943. In addition to being one of the few British Army generals killed in action during the war, he was also the only British general of the airborne forces to be killed during the conflict.[1]

  1. ^ Dover 1981, p. 83.