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Derek Mills-Roberts | |
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| Born | 23 November 1908 |
| Died | 1 October 1980 (aged 71) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1936–1951 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 69334 |
| Commands | 125th Infantry Brigade (1947–51) 1st Commando Brigade (1944–45) 1st Special Service Brigade (1944) No. 6 Commando (1943–44) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) |
Brigadier Derek Mills-Roberts, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (23 November 1908 – 1 October 1980) was a British commando who fought with the 1st Special Service Brigade during the Second World War. In a quirk of military history, he became the only Allied soldier to strike a German field marshal with the latter's own staff-of-office – when Mills-Roberts beat Erhard Milch over the head with the just-surrendered marshal's baton.