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What happened to Miles Dempsey in 1944?
The Second Army was the main British force involved in the landings, making successful assaults at Gold, Juno and Sword beaches on 6 June 1944.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Miles Dempsey was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in July 1940.

Question: Did he have any failures?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Miles Dempsey have any failures?