John Churcher
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Major General John Bryan Churcher, was a senior British Army officer who, during the Second World War, commanded the 159th Infantry Brigade during the campaign in Northwest Europe and later commanded the 3rd Infantry Division.
Nigel Poett
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General Sir Joseph Howard Nigel Poett, was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade during the Second World War.
Brigadier Poett in November 1944
Poett served under Lieutenant General William Gott in India during the 1930s.
The Russian Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky with Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and their respective Chiefs of Staff at the British 6th Airborne Division HQ at Wismar, where the first link up between British and Russian forces took place on 28 April. Montgomery and Rokossovsky are in the front row. Brigadier James Hill is stood two ranks behind Rokossovsky, while Brigadier Nigel Poett stands in the same row as Hill, furthest from the right and Major General