Pearson, Alastair Stevenson

Pearson was born in the family strednej triedy in the Glasgow. From his 7 years navštevovval Kelvinside Academy and about the age of 14 years prstupuje to the school of Sedbergh, pričom at this school is an underachiever at the end skúšok in 1932.

After the failed štúdiách sa vracia Glasgow, scotland and works as an apprentice in strýkovej pekárni. Started working vo viacerých pekárňach in town.

Pearson, however, mal záujem about vojenskú career, it spôsobuje that taktiež after opustení school enters into teritoriálnej army. Is pridelený to 6. battalion Horalskej lahkej pechoty (HLI) (6th Battalion the Highland Light Infantry).

In the year 1939, is 6. HLI fully mobilisovaný and he's pridelená the role of the protection zariadení in the field of Glasgow, scotland. The battalion of sa becomes súčasťou 157. brigade, which formed the súčasť 52. dolnozemskej divízie (52nd (Lowland) Division).

In januári 1940's Pearson prevelný to France for ? battalion Juholancashireského regiment (South Lancashire Regiment). To 6. battalion HLI sa vracia nasledovn¡eho mesiaca and summer is divízia prevelená to Dorsetfor At this time for the British expedičné forces boli extruded smerom to Dunkirk, but aj nevertheless bolo 6.6.1940 decided about posted 2. expedičných forces, ktorej súčasť brought aj 52. divízia, who arrived in France 8.6.1940.

Pearson together so your praporom going to vnútrozemia and zaujíma defensive position in the blízskoti križovatiek near Rouen. Here obdržal order zahájiť fire on all prichádzajúce to pozícii from the east and almost killed velitela and adjutant 5. Horalskej ľahkej pechoty, when sa ich the vehicle was coming to pozíciám just from the east.

The battalion was again presunutý into Conches and Pearson has a role obsadiť dom farmhouse on who attacked the German infantry 14.6. After tvrdom fight bol 2. expedičný choir chaotically evacuated from the Cherbourg. 17.6.1940 Pearson so your unit opúšťa Franciu.

After evakuácii sa 52. divízia stave unit pobrežnej defense, somewhere along the južného and východného pobrežia and from November 1940 preberá zodpovednoať for the protection of objektov in Glasgowskej area.

Pearson in this period has záujem of the entrance to Zvláštnej lodnej services (, Special Boat Service) and undergoes an interview with brig. Richard Gale and after that ako is notified that it is prijatý zisťuje that sa in fact voluntarily volunteered to parašutistickej units.

Ako major Pearson is pridelený to 2. battalion ako poverený zástupca velitela, but about týždeň it is prevelý to 1. battalion. Again zástupcom velitela sa stave after the time when James Hill, sa stave velitelom, Eric Down is menovaný velitelom 2. parašutistickej brigade and Pearson sa again stave zástupcom velitela battalion.

In októbri 1942 is 1. paratroop brigade summoned to Severnej Africa. 16.11.1942 1. the battalion is vysadený near Beja, in Tunisii intention to kill him zabezpečiť intersection and podporiť to sana side spojencov a button to click 3.000 mužová Francúszka crew and of course uskutočniť záškodnícke shares in nepriatelskom sector.

Všteky tieto tasks boli splnené at night 23.11.1942 and colonel. Hill sa decided podniknúť attack on 300 Italkích vojakov ktorí sa nachádzali near. During the attack bol Hill injured and velenie had taken Pearson, who for his akciu that night, ako aj nasledovných týždňoch bol award-winning Military krížom.

Pearson sa becomes podplukovníkom and he's zverené velenie 1. battalion. This battalion performed tasks in the framework of the operáciiv Tunesii.

2.2.1943 is Pearsonovej jednotke nariadené obsadenie two kopcov. First of all, Djebel Mansour bol obsadený during nočného attack and the second taktiež who, however, was good bránený. 1. battalion utrpel ťažké straty and defended him when someone wasn't stiahnutý after 48 hours of the battle. Pearson for your courage and podiel on this share bol award-winning with DSO.

In marci 1943 1. paratroop brigade bola presunutá in the area of Beja where bol 1. battalion vysadený in 1942. The fight within the battle of Tamera prebiehajú whole mesiac, but paratroopers defend your územie and took you. nielen spojencov but aj Nemcov. Pearson for my počínanie vyslúžil bar to DSO.

Battle of Tamera bola poslednou akciou 1. parašutistickej brigade in the Severnej Afrike. After the termination of the tamojšieho pôsobenia sa unit pripája to 1. výsadkovej divízie and prepares the sa on nasadenie in Sicily.


Sicília

Námorný výsadok sa uskutočňuje 10.6., but 13.7 is vysadená 1. paratroop brigade and secures the Primosole brigade before 8. army. The crew lietadiel boli Američania without skúseností with nočnými get ako aj with get under protilietadlovou fire. Výsadok bol prevedený roztrúsene and crew sa pokúšali vyhnúť sa protilietadlovým zbraniam.

One of the pilotov lietadla where letel Pearson sa wanted to come back, but Pearson with a bit of klamstva ako aj nátlakom prinútil pilot to nadletel above the point zoskoku. Iba 295 of 1856 mužov of 1. parašutistickej brigade landed in the cielovom mieste, but 1. parapor obsadzuje bridge in the area of Catania without poškodenia and Pearson organizes the defense. Nasledovného of the day the Germans zahajajú proziútok and 1. paratroop brigade is too weak to ich long udržala. Odpoludnia Pearson nariaďuje retreat, vidiac, that nepriatel prekročil rieku and brigada sa nachádzala in neubránitelnej pozícii.

During the night prichádza predvoj 8. Army and nasledovného morning sa pokúsila 9. Durham ľahká infantry (9th Durham Light Infantry) znovuobsadiť bridge, avśak zlyháva and suffer ťažké straty.

A second attempt is planned to Pearson, znajúc the terrain and circumstances and to do, technical esteemed co-counsels 151. brigáde. Pearson shall draw up a plan on akciu and myself personally last night in the neighborhood to combat the one with praporov Durhamskej lahkej pechoty. Radšej ako útočiac spredu, Durham ľahká infantry prekračuje rieku after prude to mieste where it's not žiaden resistance. Subsequently think of prekvapeních Nemeckích obráncov bridge zo parties. Attack bol absolútnym úspechom.

For this akciu during Sicílskej campaign is the Pearson award-winning other barom to DSO.

The parachute battalion and the 1. airborne divízia sa vracia Severnej Africa and after niekolkých mesiacoch sa podiela on námornej výsadkovej invázii to Italy. However, Paearson wasn't with the unit, florence or you sa liečil in hospital from malaria.

After opustení hospital is pridelený 6. výsadkovej divízii ako dôstojník staff GSO-1 (air). However, on the vlastnú žiadosť is prevelený of this administratívnej funkcie, ako commander 8. skydiving battalion.


Normandia

8. battalion utrpel straty for the form 20 mužov ktorí boli killing during training. Pri preberaní bola unit poor and badly trained. This praport brazing practicing niekolko mesiacov to bol efektívnou combat unit. Pôvodní poddôstojníci boli nahradení novími energickími and efektívnimi.

The year 1944 is the banner ready zúčastniť sa vylodenia in Normandy.

Pearsonove feet boli stale is weak and jumped with padákom from Sicily. Preto used pri zoskoku väčší parachute, ktorý tlmil his zoskok. However, during the zoskoku one of his mouth to get him shot in the hand.

However, Pearson aj naprik pain continued in its task and when after 24 hrs allowed lekárovi oštriť zranenie and vybrať projectile from the hand.
After the drop when it reaches the point stretnutia, zisťuje that there nachádza iba 50 of his mužov, other boli sick vysadení in blízskosti Ranville. Pearson sa decided that he must wait for reinforcements.

Vysiela hliadku smerom to Troarn to find out the strength nepriatela. Hliadka zisťuje silnú prezernciu nepriatela. Without špecialistu on explosives and iba from one ženistom nariaďuje this to sa prepared the plan on zničenie of the bridge at Troarn with prostriedkami which has.

About 03:30 the banner cheetah to 140 mužov and Pearson sa decided nečakať more and presunúť sa so your us men to lesov pri Bois de Bavent and odtial zaútočiť on the bridges. Pearson establishes his velenie on križovatke in Bois de Bavent and vysiela kpt. Juckes so your 2. družstvom of 3. parašutistickej squads in Bures break the two bridges. The task is splnený successfully about 09:15.

8. battalion naberal by the sil and by 10:00 cheetah 400 mužov držiac pozície in Bois de Bavent. This woody terrain prevented large pechotné attacks and Pearson preberá offensive používajúc ťažké hliadky. During nasledovných days unit takes nájazdy on nepriatelské forces, destroying infraštruktúru.

Second men sa podielajú on bojoch and nikto not let behind, alone Pearson the neighborhood niektoré hliadky.

7.6.1944 main plukovný sergeant 13. skydiving battalion, ktorý bol vysadený on the mile from the drop zone, prichádza Bois de Bavent and hlásia Pearson, 8 mužov unit was injured as a result of during the transition cez rieku Dives. Pearson took him to velenia brigade and presented his úmysel ísť personally pre those mužov brigadierovi Hill. Hill this plan approved.

After zotmení Pearson vyráža smerom to Bures. Pearson sa chose this smerom after ako sa dozvedele from spravodajských dôstojníkov that klzák has landed in the area and ako knew that klzáky niesli aboard nafukovacie člnky, which would could must use pre prechode cez rieku Dives. A short time nachádza klzáky aj člnky and was ready to preplavenie embankment. At a moment when one of the mužov sa pokúsil naskočiť on čln on the water, randomly bajonetom čln prepichol and the sa sank.

Našťastie bol k dispozícii second čln. After the prechode embankment Pearson the mužov on the two groups, pričom one ensure the transition and zostala in the back and the species living in the neighborhood smerom ku the barn, where would sa mali nachádzať the wounds of the men. Vnútri nachádza staršiu Francúzsku he ošetrujúcu zraneních. No one of them wasn't able to chôdze, niektorí mali broken legs, rebrá and one príslušník RAF mal really zranenie head.

Pearson mused ako preparviť mužov and našiel vonku big wagon on ktorom boli these odtransportovaní. Voz personally pushed Pearson so your us men, pričom akcia prebehla successfully, and the wounds of men boli evacuated behind the British lines.

During the stay in Bois de Bavent bol 8. the battalion is constantly under delostreleckou fire and Pearson is constantly menil pozície to nebola unit ľahko zasiahnutelná. However, the forest provided ideálne for pre pôsobenie units.

12.6.1944 ťažké attacks ktoré boli concentrated on 9. and 1. The canadian battalion and 5. Black Watch neušetrili even Bois de Bavent.

Mainly buy air units began ostrelovať pozície 8. battalion and infantry sa pokúsila about prelomenie line pomedzi the position of the individual rot.
Pearson constantly visited every from rot and povzbudzoval mužov. By the act of the company pozbieral team and himself with them, he attacked the German 88mm delo that ostrelovalo pozície battalion, pričom delo acquired and the crew destroyed. Dad akcia mala dôležitý effect, florence or you after this attack bol odrazený.

Pearson velil 8. the battalion during the whole campaign in Normandy, and for his shares in the framework of the best bol award-winning third barom to DSO.

In the summer of 1945 sa vracia to England and is zhliadnutý unfit for duty, the malaria had left his face in odtieni žltej farby. After consultation with brigadierom Hillom vzdáva sa velenia 8. battalion. However, neodchádza from the army, florence or you is him zverené velenie rezervného skydiving battalion.

In 1947 preberá velenie unit teritoriálnej army, 15. the parachute battalion Škótskich dobrovolníkov (15th (Scottish Volunteer) Parachute Battalion (TA)).

In 1951 the sa stave zástupcom Lord lieutenant of Glasgow, scotland. Vo command 15. The battalion was 6 years until the sa became the training colonel and zástupcom velitela 44. own a brigade (a44th Independent Parachute Brigade (TA)) and that by the year 1963, has ever explored bol menovaný honorary colonel 15. PARA (SV), this post zastáva in 1983.

In 1967 is brigadierom and velitelom Armádnych kadetných forces in Škótsku.

In 1975, the leaves Glasgow and is zástupcom Lord lieutenant pre Dumbartonshire and 4 years on it, porućíkom and držitelom Dumbarton Castle.

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