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Scoones commanded 4 Indian Corps in India and Burma from 1942-1944 and directed the successful defense of Imphal. Slim praised him for his clear analytical thinking, foresightedness, and steadiness in a tight spot, though Slim's staff sometimes complained about the length and exhaustiveness of Scoones' appreciations (situation reports):
I always pointed out that [Scoones'] appreciations could be re-read after the event and found uncannily accurate. A general whose appreciations can stand this test is not perhaps as rare as a politician whose speeches can equally bear re-reading, but such far-sightedness is one of the foundations of real generalship and it is not too common a gift.
However, Scoones lacked the dash required by Slim for his planned offensive in central Burma, and his promotion to Central Command allowed Slim to move Messervy into his place.
| 1893
|
Born |
|
| 1935 |
Colonel
|
Commander, 2 Battalion, 8 Gurka
Rifles |
| 1940 |
Deputy Director of Military
Operations, India |
|
| 1941 |
Brigadier
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Director of Miltary Operations
and Intelligence, India |
| 1942 |
Major
general |
Commander, 19
Indian Division |
| 1942 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 4 Indian
Corps |
| 1944 |
General | Commander, Central
Command, India |
| 1947 |
Aide-de-campe to the King |
|
| 1947 |
Staff, Commonwealth Relations
Office |
|
| 1953 |
High Commissioner to New Zealand |
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| 1975 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2009-12-31)
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