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General Sir Michael Montgomerie Alston-Roberts-West, GCB, DSO & Two Bars (27 October 1905 – 14 May 1978), better known as Sir Michael M.A.R. West, was a senior British Army officer who achieved high office in the 1960s. He served in the Second World War and the Korean War, where he commanded the 1st Commonwealth Division and later became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) for Northern Command. West was a witty and unconventional soldier, with a taste for partying and jazz.

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  • Michael West (General) (de)
  • Michael West (British Army officer) (en)
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  • Sir Michael Montgomerie Alston-Roberts-West, GCB, DSO & 2 Bars (* 27. Oktober 1905; † 14. Mai 1978 in Bembridge, Isle of Wight) war ein britischer Offizier der British Army, der unter anderem zwischen 1958 und 1960 Kommandierender General des I. Korps (General Officer Commanding, I Corps) sowie von 1960 bis 1962 Oberkommandierender des Heereskommandos Nord (General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command). Zuletzt war er als General zwischen 1962 und 1965 in Personalunion Militärischer Vertreter des Vereinigten Königreichs im NATO-Militärausschuss (Military Representatives, NATO Military Committee), Leiter des Britischen Verteidigungsstabes in den USA (British Defence Staff – US) sowie Militärattaché an der Botschaft in Washington, D.C. (de)
  • General Sir Michael Montgomerie Alston-Roberts-West, GCB, DSO & Two Bars (27 October 1905 – 14 May 1978), better known as Sir Michael M.A.R. West, was a senior British Army officer who achieved high office in the 1960s. He served in the Second World War and the Korean War, where he commanded the 1st Commonwealth Division and later became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) for Northern Command. West was a witty and unconventional soldier, with a taste for partying and jazz. (en)
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  • Sir Michael Alston-Roberts-West (en)
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  • Sir Michael Alston-Roberts-West (en)
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  • Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England (en)
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