1. Major-General George Kitching CBE, DSO, CD was a senior Canadian Army officer who saw active service in World War II.
11 Facts About George Kitching
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George Kitching was born on 9 September 1910 in Guangzhou, China.
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George Kitching died on 15 June 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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George Kitching was the guest of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld a couple of days before when he fell ill.
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George Kitching was appointed to several positions before attending Staff College, Camberley to become a senior officer.
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George Kitching brought the division to Normandy where they were involved in the battle around the Falaise Pocket, in the final stages of the Battle of Normandy.
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Caravaggio claims that essential contemporary sources were altered after the sacking of George Kitching and are therefore unreliable.
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The result of the battle was that George Kitching was demoted to brigadier and sent off to command a training unit.
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George Kitching was involved in all operations of the I Canadian Corps until the surrender of the German Forces in the Netherlands.
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George Kitching held in that time positions including Quartermaster General and Director General of Army Personnel.
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George Kitching served as head of the LCBO from 1970 to 1984.