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Featured article Ragnar Garrett (12 February 1900 – 4 November 1977) was Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army from 1958 to 1960. He completed staff training in England just as the Second World War broke out, joined the Second Australian Imperial Force, and commanded the 2/31st Battalion in England before seeing action with Australian brigades during the German invasion of Greece and the Battle of Crete in 1941. Promoted to colonel the following year, he held senior positions with I Corps in New Guinea and II Corps on Bougainville in 1944–1945. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his staff work. After the war, he served two terms as commandant of the Staff College, Queenscliff, in 1946–1947 and 1949–1951. Between these appointments he was posted to Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. He took charge of Western Command in August 1951, became Deputy Chief of the General Staff in January 1953, and took over Southern Command as a lieutenant general in October 1954. He was knighted in 1959. (Full article...) Recently featured: Northern Bank robbery Siege of Baghdad Japanese battleship Tosa	In the news Brigitte Haas The Patriotic Union, led by Brigitte Haas (pictured), wins the most seats in the Landtag of Liechtenstein. In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl. Former president of Namibia Sam Nujoma dies at the age of 95. A series of boycotts against retail stores expands to several countries in Southeast Europe. The 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, Aga Khan IV, dies at the age of 88 and is succeeded by his son Aga Khan V. Ongoing: Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Beverly Byron Dick Jauron Hans-Peter Lehmann Paul Plishka Sal Maida Harry Stewart Jr.
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