Major General Claude Ian Hurley Dunbar CB CBE DSO (1909–1971) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.

Military career

Dunbar was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1929.[1]

He served in World War II becoming Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Scots Guards in 1943 and Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Scots Guards in 1943.[1]

After the War he reverted to being Commanding Officer of 1 Bn Scots Guards and then became Assistant Quartermaster General for London District in 1948.[1] He was made Commander of 2nd Guards Brigade in 1949 and Commander 4th Guards Brigade in 1950.[1]

He went on to command the Scots Guards Regiment and Regimental District in 1952 and became Brigadier in charge of Administration at Eastern Command in 1954.[1] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire) Division in 1959 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1960.[1] Finally he became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1962; he retired in 1963.[1]

Family

He was married to Susan.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Dunbar, Claude". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Roots.web
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 42nd (Lancashire) Division
1959−1962 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant, British Sector in Berlin
May 1962–December 1962 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Dunbar
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