Sir Jeremy Mackenzie | |
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Born |
Nairobi, Kenya |
11 February 1941
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1959–1999 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Highlanders 12th Armoured Brigade Staff College, Camberley 4th Armoured Division 1st British Corps Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) First Class Cross of Merit (Czech Republic) Officers Cross of the Order of Merit (Hungary) |
General Sir John Jeremy Mackenzie GCB, OBE, DL (born 11 February 1941) is a former British Army General who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
Jeremy Mackenzie was commissioned into the Queen’s Own Highlanders in July 1961. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1980. He was made Commander of the 12th Armoured Brigade in 1984 and Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley in March 1989 before becoming General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in December 1989. On 2 December 1991 he was appointed the last Commander 1st (British) Corps with the acting rank of Lieutenant-General and in 1992 he formed the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps and became its first Commander.
In 1994 he became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and was responsible for coordinating 52,000 troops from 34 nations who moved into Bosnia and Herzegovina. He retired from the Army in 1999.