Vyvyan Pope | |
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Born | London, England | 30 September 1891
Died | 5 October 1941 | (aged 50)
Buried | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911–1941 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 5475 |
Unit | North Staffordshire Regiment Royal Tank Regiment |
Commands | 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Armoured Brigade XXX Corps |
Battles / wars | First World War Russian Civil War Anglo Irish War Second World War |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross and Bar Mentioned in despatches |
Lieutenant-General Vyvyan Vavasour Pope CBE DSO MC & Bar (30 September 1891 – 5 October 1941) was a senior British Army officer who was prominent in developing ideas about the use of armour in battle in the interwar years, and who briefly commanded XXX Corps during the Second World War before dying in an air crash.