page_title: Gerald Lathbury
hierarchical_section_title: Gerald Lathbury
caption_attribution_description: English: Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Lathbury who succeeded Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine as Commander-in-Chief, East Africa, in May 1955. Lathbury made greater use of special forces tactics against the Mau Mau including using captured insurgents for intelligence gathering.
context_page_description: General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE was a senior British Army officer who fought during the Second World War, serving with distinction with the British Army's airborne forces, commanding the 1st Parachute Brigade in Sicily, Italy and Holland. He later became Governor of Gibraltar from 1965 to 1969.
context_section_description: General Sir Gerald William Lathbury, GCB, DSO, MBE (14 July 1906 – 16 May 1978) was a senior British Army officer who fought during the Second World War, serving with distinction with the British Army's airborne forces, commanding the 1st Parachute Brigade in Sicily, Italy and Holland. He later became Governor of Gibraltar from 1965 to 1969.
caption: General Sir Gerald Lathbury, seen here as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), East Africa, in May 1955.
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