Desmond Young (British Army officer)
Desmond Young | |
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Young in uniform as a brigadier | |
| Born | 27 December 1891 |
| Died | 27 June 1966 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
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| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | 10th Indian Infantry Brigade (1942) |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
| Other work | Writer (including Rommel: The Desert Fox) |
Brigadier Desmond Young (27 December 1891 – 27 June 1966) was an Australian-born British Army officer, newspaper publisher and writer. He is known for his laudatory biography of the Nazi German field marshal Erwin Rommel (Rommel: The Desert Fox, 1950), which helped create the Rommel myth.