Tom Rennie

Tom Rennie
Born3 January 1900
Foochow, China
Died24 March 1945 (aged 45)
River Rhine, Germany
Buried
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1919−1945
RankMajor-General
Service number18139
UnitBlack Watch
Commands held5th Battalion, Black Watch
154th Infantry Brigade
3rd Infantry Division
51st (Highland) Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Thomas Gordon Rennie CB DSO MBE (3 January 1900 – 24 March 1945) was a British Army officer who served with distinction during World War II. He was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3rd Infantry Division during the Normandy landings in June 1944. He was injured on 13 June but recovered quickly and was given command of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, which he led for the rest of the campaign in Western Europe until he was killed in action during Operation Plunder, the Allied crossing of the River Rhine, in March 1945.


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