Douglas David Gracey
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General Sir Douglas David Gracey, KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC (1894-1964) was a British officer in both the First and Second World Wars and the second Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, holding this office from 11 February 1948 to 16 January 1951.
Gracey saw World War I service in France. He commanded 20th Indian Division , part of the Fourteenth Army during the Burma Campaign in WWII.
General Sir Douglas Gracey did not send troops to Kashmir front and refused to obey the order given by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan. Gracey argued that Jinnah as Governor-General represented the British crown of which he himself was an appointee. Similarly, the early heads of Pakistan’s air and naval forces were Englishmen.
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| Preceded by: Gen. Sir Frank Messervy | Followed by: Gen. Ayub Khan |
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