Michael Rose (British Army officer)
Sir Mike Rose | |
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Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Early life
The stepson of British author John Masters, Rose was educated at Cheltenham College, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, and the Sorbonne.[1]
Rose enlisted in the
Rose transferred to the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) (General Duties Branch) as acting pilot officer, with the service number 207004, on a three-year commission on 2 November 1961,[6] but relinquished the commission on 11 October 1963.[7]
Military career
On graduation from university, having gained a
Rose commanded Special Service operations in-theatre during the Falklands War, following which he was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1982,[16] and Mentioned in Despatches.[17] He conducted negotiations with the Argentine forces to arrange their surrender deploying some of the skills that he had learnt from the Iranian Embassy siege.[18]
After being promoted
Rose was General Officer Commanding
Rose was Commander,
Rose was appointed Colonel of the Regiment of the
Rose was called as a witness by Serbia and Montenegro in a case held at the International Court of Justice.[40]
Other occupations
Rose was appointed
Rose has been a board member of Skarbek Associates since 2012 where he is also involved in the development and delivery of the leadership and teamwork components of Skarbek's capability building programme.[42]
Opposition to Iraq war
In 2006 Rose came once again to public attention when he criticised the UK Prime Minister
In 2007, he called for the admission of defeat and withdrawal of
References
- ^ "General Sir Michael Rose Honorary Fellow". St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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- ^ "6 Days". IMDB. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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- ^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12853.
- ^ Harding, Thomas (13 June 2012). "Gen Sir Michael Rose remembers the Argentine surrender on the Falklands: I said to them, 'No funny business'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "No. 49619". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 January 1984. p. 685.
- ^ a b c d e f "Army Commands" (PDF). 26 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 50487". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 April 1986. p. 5189.
- ^ SAS chief criticised for joining action quits
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- ^ "No. 53580". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 February 1994. p. 1917.
- ^ "No. 53933". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1995. p. 963.
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- ^ "No. 53986". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1995. p. 4335.
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- ^ "No. 54153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 1995. p. 12372.
- ^ "No. 54881". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1997. p. 9955.
- ^ "No. 55609". The London Gazette. 14 September 1999. p. 9833.
- ^ "No. 55789". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 2000. p. 2860.
- ^ "Verbatim record of public sitting held on 24 March 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ "No. 57019". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 August 2003. p. 1.
- ^ "General Sir Michael Rose". Starbek. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Enough of his excuses: Blair must be impeached over Iraq The Guardian, 10 January 2006
- ^ "Impeach Blair over Iraq". BBC News. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Insurgents 'right to take on US' BBC news, 3 May 2007
Further reading
- Brendan Simms (2001), Unfinest Hour: Britain and the Destruction of Bosnia, Allen Lane The Penguin Press