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Colin Gubbins


 

Major General Sir Colin Gubbins (1896-1976) was the prime mover of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) in the Second World War. He was also responsible for setting up the secret Auxiliary Units. Colin McVean Gubbins was educated at Cheltenham College.

Related Topics:
1896 - 1976 - Special Operations Executive - Second World War - Auxiliary Units - Cheltenham College

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His father, John Harington Gubbins (1852-1929), served with distinction as a scholar-diplomat in Japan for 30 years.

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