What is Colin Gubbins?
{{Infobox military person |name= Sir Colin McVean Gubbins |image= ColinGubbins.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Sir Colin Gubbins c.1940s |birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1896|7|2}} |death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1976|2|11|1896|7|6}} |birth_place= [[Japan]] |death_place= [[Stornoway]] |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch= [[British Army]] |serviceyears= 1914&ndash;1946 |rank= [[Major-General]] |commands= [[Special Operations Executive]] (1943-46) |battles= [[First World War]]<br/>[[North Russia Campaign]]<br/>[[Anglo-Irish War]]<br/>[[Second World War]] |awards= [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Military Cross]]}} '''Colin Gubbins''' was [[Major-General]] '''Sir Colin McVean Gubbins''' [[KCMG]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (2 July 1896 – 11 February 1976). He was head of the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) in the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashby|first=Bill|title=Major General Sir Colin McVean Gubbins – Founder & First Commander|url=http://www.coleshillhouse.com/major-general-sir-colin-mcvean-gubbins.php|publisher=British Resistance Archive|access-date=2015-10-24|archive-date=2013-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618225219/http://www.coleshillhouse.com/major-general-sir-colin-mcvean-gubbins.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gubbins was also responsible for setting up the secret [[Auxiliary Units]], a civilian force to operate behind the German lines if the [[United Kingdom]] was invaded during [[Operation Sea Lion]], Germany's planned invasion. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gubbins, Colin}} [[Category:1896 births]] [[Category:1976 deaths]] [[Category:British Army generals]]