Adrian Bradshaw

Sir Adrian Bradshaw
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw in 2012
Born	1958 (age 58–59)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1980 – present
Rank	General
Commands held	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Land Forces 1st Armoured Division Special Forces 7th Armoured Brigade
Battles/wars	Bosnian War Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, KCB, OBE (born 1958) is a British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013.

He was educated at Bloxham School, the University of Reading (BSc, 1979) and King's College London (MSc Defence Studies, 1991; MA International Relations, 2005).

Bradshaw was commissioned into the 14th/20th King's Hussars in 1980. In 1994 he became Commanding Officer of the King's Royal Hussars commanding the KRH Battlegroup in Bosnia. On promotion to Brigadier he became Senior Advisor to the Combined Forces Air Component Command preparing for the invasion of Iraq. He was Deputy Commander of Task Force West during the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and took charge of 7th Armoured Brigade during initial stabilisation operations in April 2003. By 2006 he was Director Special Forces.

In March 2009 Bradshaw was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division which undertook a major training exercise in the Czech Republic in May 2009. He became Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and United Kingdom National Contingent Commander in Afghanistan in the rank of lieutenant general in November 2011. He is Vice-Chairman of the Combined Services Polo Association.