General Lord Gort, who has been Inspector-General of Mititary Training for some while, nas now teen appointed to command Gibraltar.
The post of Inspector-Gi ral-of Military Training is one the most important any man could be asked to undertake during a period when their British Empire is training a huge army for the ultimate defeat of the Nazis. There is therefore great significance attached to the transfer of so important a man to the command of Gibraltar.
General Gort, who is @ V.C. is the right man for a post_wl h may possibly become critical during the next few weeks.
The picture shows General Gort inspecting an armoured car in, Britain. removed from the ship by FBI. agents and charged with attempted raft evasion on the grounds that he had obtained US. citizenship in 1034. but had filed an aMdavit with the US, Draft Board that he was a German national,—United Press.
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