A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale.

(1890-1971) British general. After serving in World War I, he remained in the Army and at the outbreak of World War II went to France with the British Expeditionary Force 1939. He then served in a variety of administrative posts, mainly under General Eisenhower, before returning to the UK 1944 to take over the administration of Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings in Normandy. He then returned to his post as Eisenhower's right-hand man until the end of the war in Europe.