Garry Johnson Biography

British Army generalFor the former U.S presidential candidate and New Mexico governor, see Gary Johnson. For other people, see Gary Johnson (disambiguation).

General Sir Garry Dene Johnson KCB OBE MC (born 20 September 1937) was Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe.

Military career

Garry Johnson was commissioned into the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1956. He served in Malaysia during the Malaysian Emergency. In 1981 he was made Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade.

In 1985 he was selected to be *istant Chief of Defence Staff. He moved on to be Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1987 before being appointed Commander for Training and Arms Directors in 1989.

In 1992 he became Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe and retired in 1994.

He was Regimental Colonel of the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles from 1985 to 1994.

Johnson has been awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal by the King and Government of Malaysia, the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana of Estonia and, in 1999, the Order of the Three Stars 3rd Cl* of Latvia.

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