John Frost (British Army officer) - Wikipedia
WEBMajor General John Dutton Frost, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DL (31 December 1912 – 21 May 1993) was an airborne officer of the British Army, best known for being the leader of the small group of British airborne troops that actually arrived at Arnhem bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in Operation Market Garden, in the Second World War.
Remembering MG John Frost, British Airborne Officer At Arnhem …
WEBApr 21, 2020 · Major General John Frost is best remembered as the battalion commander of a British airborne infantry battalion during Operation Market Garden. Frost’s battalion was part of the famous...
Lieutenant-Colonel John Dutton Frost - Pegasus Archive
WEBLt Col Frost was in command of 2 Battalion The Parachute Regiment which dropped 6 miles west of Arnhem on Sunday 17th September 1944. The task of this battalion was to seize the main bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem and to …
John Frost: the face of the Battle of Arnhem
WEBFrom Sunday, September 17 to Wednesday, September 20, the paratroopers of this battalion occupied the northern ramp of the Rhine Bridge before they were forced to stop fighting. Born in 1912, John Frost was a professional soldier stationed in Iraq at the beginning of World War II.
What A Bridge Too Far got right – and wrong – about the Battle of Arnhem
WEB4 days ago · The real John Frost was one of several Arnhem veterans who stood on the sidelines of Dickie Attenborough’s film, helping direct the battle as accurately as possible.
Biography of Maj General John D Frost | ParaData
WEBLieutenant Colonel John Frost commanded the combined force of the 2nd Parachute Battalion (350 men) and the 1st Parachute Brigade HQ and attachments (390 men) in the battle around the northern bridge ramp area of Arnhem for three days, until he was badly wounded in the legs. Command of the battalion, with constant referral back to …
Obituary: Maj-Gen John Frost - The Independent
WEBJohn Dutton Frost, army officer: born 31 December 1912; MC 1942; DSO 1943, and Bar 1945; CB 1964; married 1947 Jean MacGregor Lyle (one son, one daughter); died 21 May 1993. FROM an early age...
Arnhem: A Bridge Too Far – the true story behind the film
WEBAug 14, 2024 · One of the most famous sequences in the movie is Major Harry Carlyle and Lieutenant-Colonel John Frost refusing the “surrender” of German troops in an act of defiance on Arnhem Bridge. While this didn’t happen in real life, it reflects the attitude of the paratroopers holding the bridge.
Battle of Arnhem: The airborne operation that really was a bridge …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Only two British units managed to reach the bridge at Arnhem. Second Parachute Battalion, led by Lieutenant-Colonel John Frost, and the Headquarters Battalion, led by Major Tony Hibbert. They set up defensive positions at the north side of the bridge.
Gen. John Frost, 80, Hero of Arnhem Bridge - The New York Times
WEBMay 22, 1993 · Maj. Gen. John Frost, whose heroic role before surrendering the Dutch bridge at Arnhem to superior German forces in World War II inspired the movie "A Bridge Too Far," died today. He was 80.