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  • Ernest Dunlop Swinton
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  • Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, RE (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a military writer and British Army officer. Swinton is credited with influencing the development and adoption of the tank by the British during the First World War. He is also known for popularising the term "no-mans land". He published several books of non-fiction and fiction including two books under the pseudonym O'le Luk-Oie.
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serviceyears
  • 1888
Birth Date
  • 1868-10-21
Branch
death place
  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Name
  • Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Caption
  • Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Birth Place
  • Bangalore, India
Awards
death date
  • 1951-01-15
Rank
  • Major General
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
laterwork
  • Air Ministry, Citroën, Chichele Professor of Military History at Oxford University, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Corps
abstract
  • Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, RE (21 October 1868 – 15 January 1951) was a military writer and British Army officer. Swinton is credited with influencing the development and adoption of the tank by the British during the First World War. He is also known for popularising the term "no-mans land". He published several books of non-fiction and fiction including two books under the pseudonym O'le Luk-Oie.
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