Harry Tuzo
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| Born | 26 August 1917 Bangalore, British India |
| Died | 7 August 1998 Norwich, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | Wellington College (Berkshire), Oriel College (Oxford) |
Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland during the early period of the Troubles. | |
General Sir Harry Crawford Tuzo, GCB, OBE, MC, DL was a British Army officer who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and General Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland during the early period of the Troubles.
Career
Tuzo was appointed as General Officer Commanding and Director of Operations, Northern Ireland on 2 March 1971 together with promotion to lieutenant general.[1] His appointment was made after the previous incumbent, Lieutenant General Vernon Erskine-Crum, suffered a heart attack.[2]
McGurk’s Bar Massacre
Pro-state British extremists bombed the pub,killing 15, and the British state covered it up.[3][4]
References
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45322/supplement/2269
- ↑ Bew, Paul; Gordon Gillespie (1993). Northern Ireland: A Chronology of the Troubles, 1968–1993. Gill & Macmillan. p. 32. ISBN 0-7171-2081-3
- ↑ https://mcgurksbar.com/christmas-message-tuzo-mcgurks-bar/
- ↑ https://villagemagazine.ie/a-glimpse-of-kitsons-foreknowledge-of-a-third-massacre-tragedy-took-fifteen-lives-including-two-children-by-david-burke/
