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In late 1944, as Eighth Army ground its way forward across the division's front from the right, the Germans withdrew from 8th Indian Division's sector to shorten their front line and lines of communication. In late December Russell was ordered to take two brigades to the far western wing of the Fifth
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In the attack on the Tabsor system of trenches on the 19th September, 1918, he displayed conspicuous gallantry and leadership. His personal example of coolness, the marked skill with which he led his company under very heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, and his initiative in locating the
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The 8th Indian Division was disbanded in April 1946 and Russell was appointed to command 5th Indian Division. In 1947 Russell became C-in-C Delhi and East Punjab Command in the acting rank of lieutenant-general before in 1948 becoming Chief Advisor to the Indian Army. He was
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in Egypt. On 28 June the brigade found its line of withdrawal from Metrsa Matruh cut and was forced to break out southwards into the desert in small parties before turning east and reforming behind the defensive position at
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were given the job to get across the fast-flowing Rapido river and establish bridgeheads. The attack went in on the night of 11 May and by 09.00 the next morning Russell's divisional engineers had erected a
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Colonel Russell continued in this role performing a key function in the campaign fought by 4th and 5th Indian Infantry Division in Eritrea. He negotiated the surrender of the Italian forces commanded by
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A motorcycle despatch rider watches as the message he has brought to 8th Indian Division HQ is handed to the GOC, Major General Dudley Russell, by his ADC, Captain D. A. Sconce, early 1944.
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4th Indian Division's initial role in the second Alamein battle was to make diversionary displays from Ruweisat Ridge while the main offensive went into the north. In early November the
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Having reorganised, the brigade was once more attached to 5th Indian Division and during mid July fought in the battles of Ruweisat Ridge, part of series of engagements now called the
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on their left, had in furious fighting against desperate defence created a bridgehead one and a half miles deep. On 11 April they made a strongly opposed crossing of the river
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in the 1950 New Year's honours list at the request of the Indian government and retired in July 1954 retaining the honorary rank of lieutenant-general.
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On 8 February Indian Division was moved to the Adriatic front once more to join Eighth Army's V Corps once again and take up positions on the river
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Historian Richard Mead suggests the nickname was because of his huge moustache, which made him look like a Turkish military governor.
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to complete the breakthrough. By dawn on 4 November the brigade had secured its objectives opening the way for the British armour.
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to allow supporting armour into the bridgehead to repel German armoured counterattacks. By 13 May the Germans fell back and
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objective, enabled the two attacking companies to capture the position with promptness and very few casualties
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during June. Russell's temporary rank of major-general was made substantive in November and he was appointed
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After three weeks' rest the division re-joined XIII Corps, which by this time formed the right wing of the
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to pass through into the Argenta Gap. After a brief pause for rest, during which time 78th Division and
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for a 150-mile advance before being rested at the end of June. In August 1944 Russell was awarded the
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which was being formed as a mobile strike force to operate against the Italians along the border with
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Russell's promotion to substantive captain did not come until 1923 but was antedated to June 1919.
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in August, returning to Egypt in October more or less coincidental with Russell's promotion to
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Following the formal cessation of hostilities on 2 May, 8 Indian Division was repatriated to
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In the 1922 reorganisation of the Indian Army his regiment became the 3rd Battalion of the
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in southern Italy, destined to become engaged for the rest of the war fighting on the
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and switched in secrecy across the Apennines to the mouth of the Liri valley beneath
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but hastily summoned back to the western desert after Rommel's breakthrough at the
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were destroyed as a fighting unit and were temporarily replaced by 1st Battalion,
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before moving into the central Apennines and advance north east to confront the
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for training. In June 1943 the division was ordered to seize the island of
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serving in Egypt. In March 1919, as an acting captain he was awarded the
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At the beginning of May 1944, 8th Indian Division had been attached to
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which resulted in his widely used nickname of "Pasha". He was promoted
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started on 9 April 1945. By the evening 8th Indian Division, with the
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in April 1938 and commanded the 6th Battalion from 1938 to 1940.
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was thought by the new Fifth Army commander, Lieutenant General
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lines and 5th Indian Brigade were attached to the exhausted
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2 January 1950 (CBE 31 August 1944, OBE, 30 December 1941)
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and in November was commissioned as a lieutenant into the
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to lead the advance. 8th Indian Division now came under
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in 1914 and in 1915 joined the 7th (Service) Battalion,
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One More River: The Story of The Eighth Indian Division
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as it withdrew from Libya to the defensive position at
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Military personnel from the London Borough of Bexley
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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and be the first Eighth Army formation to reach the
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Index


Bexleyheath
Kent
England
Nassau, Bahamas
United Kingdom
British Army
British Indian Army
Lieutenant General
Service number
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
97th Deccan Infantry
19th Hyderabad Regiment
13th Frontier Force Rifles
13th Frontier Force Rifles
5th Indian Infantry Brigade
8th Indian Infantry Division
5th Indian Infantry Division
Delhi and East Punjab Command
World War I
World War II
KBE
CB
CBE
OBE
DSO
MC
MID
LM (Commander)
Lieutenant General

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