二次世界大戰資料庫 (WW2DB)

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseHastings Lionel Ismay was a Sandhurst educated soldier. He was posted to India and then fought in Somaliland against Mohammed bin Abdullah until 1920. After various staff positions, he became the military secretary to Lord Willingdon of India in 1931. By 1938, he was the Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defense. During WW2, Ismay was Prime Minister Winston Churchill's chief of staff, accompanying him on several conferences. He retired from the British Army in 1946 and was made a baron in Jan 1947 and later a lord. He served under Lord Mountbatten of Burma as his chief of staff and then was made Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. In 1952, he became the first Secretary General of NATO.

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• "With Malta in enemy hands, the Mediterranean route would be completely closed to us? This tiny island was a vital feature in the defence of our Middle East position."
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