Major-General Sir Francis Wilfred "Freddie" de Guingand, KBE, CB, DSO (28 February 1900 – 29 June 1979), was a British Army officer who served with Montgomery from El Alamein to the surrender of the Wehrmacht in the West. He served as Montgomery's staff officer for a period of over two and a half years. He played an important diplomatic role in sustaining relations between the notoriously difficult Montgomery and his peers and superiors.
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28 February 1900 Acton, London, United Kingdom
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Died |
29 June 1979 (aged 79) Cannes, France
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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