George Hopkinson

George Hopkinson
Nickname(s)	"Hoppy"
Born	(1895-12-14)14 December 1895 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	9 September 1943(1943-09-09) (aged 47) Castellaneta, Italy
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1919 1923–1937 1939–1943
Rank	Major General
Service number	19368
Unit	North Staffordshire Regiment
Commands held	1st Airborne Division (1943) 1st Airlanding Brigade (1941–43) 31st Independent Infantry Brigade Group (1941)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War Italian campaign Allied invasion of Sicily Allied invasion of Italy Operation Slapstick  †
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

Major General George Frederick Hopkinson, OBE, MC (14 December 1895 – 9 September 1943) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War, where he was killed in action in Italy in September 1943. In addition to being one of the few British Army generals killed in action during the war, he was also the only British general of the airborne forces to be killed during the conflict.^[1]