Pierse Joseph Mackesy

Pierse Joseph Mackesy (1883–1956) was a British Army officer who led the attempt to recapture Narvik in April–May 1940 in the ill-fated Norwegian Campaign.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Roger T. Stearn, (2004) ‘Mackesy, Pierse Joseph (1883–1956)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press
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