Viscount Slim — Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Capital Territory of Australia and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for Field Marshal Sir William Slim upon the end of his … Wikipedia
Slim, William (Joseph), 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston — ▪ British field marshal born , Aug. 6, 1891, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Dec. 14, 1970, London British field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff who turned back an attempted Japanese invasion of India and defeated the… … Universalium
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim — Infobox Military Person name=Field Marshal The Viscount Slim born= birth date|1891|8|6 died= death date and age|1970|12|14|1891|8|6 caption=Sir William Slim (as he then was) as Governor General of Australia allegiance=flagicon|United Kingdom… … Wikipedia
William Slim, 1. Viscount Slim — William Joseph Slim Feldmarschall William Joseph Slim, 1. Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (* 6. August 1891 bei Bristol; † 14. Dezember 1970 in London) war ein britischer Truppenkommandeur und der 13. Generalgouverneur … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim — John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim OBE, DL, FRGS (born 20 July 1927) is a British peer and soldier. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. In 1970, he… … Wikipedia
Slim, William (Joseph), 1st Viscount Slim (of Yarralumla and Bishopston) — born , Aug. 6, 1891, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Dec. 14, 1970, London British general. He served with the British army in World War I and with the Indian army from 1920. In World War II he commanded Indian troops in East Africa and the… … Universalium
Slim — may refer to:* Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891–1970), a British military commander and 13th Governor General of Australia * Slim (film), a 1937 film adaptation of the William Wister Haines novel starring Henry Fonda * Slim… … Wikipedia
Slim — ist der Name folgender Personen: Alberta Slim (* 1920 als Eric Charles Edwards), US amerikanischer Country Sänger Carlos Slim Helú (* 1940), mexikanischer Unternehmer Carolina Slim (Edward P. Harris; 1923–1953), US amerikanischer Blues Gitarrist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
viscount — /vuy kownt /, n. 1. a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron. 2. Hist. a deputy of a count or earl. 3. (in England) a sheriff. [1350 1400; ME viscounte < AF; OF visconte (F vicomte), equiv. to vis VICE3 + counte COUNT2, trans … Universalium
Viscount Cobham — is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Baron Cobham and 4th Baronet, of Stowe. The Viscount holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Cobham, of Cobham in the County of Kent, (1718),… … Wikipedia
