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Timothy John Sulivan CB

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DL (born 1946) is a former

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officer who commanded 4th Division.

Military career

Sulivan was commissioned into the

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in 1966 and transferred into the

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in 1980. He became commanding officer of the Blues and Royals in the late 1980s. He served as the only non-US member of General Norman Schwarzkopf's strategic planning team during the

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for which he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (US) in March 1991. He went on to become Commander of

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in 1991, Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in 1993Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence Posts
/ref> and Director-General for Doctrine and Development in 1994.Army Commands
After that he became Chief of Staff for the

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in Bosnia in 1996 and General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1998 before he retired in 2001. In retirement he has become vice president for customer relations with General Dynamics (UK) Ltd.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulivan, Timothy 1946 births Living people British Army generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Blues and Royals officers Royal Artillery officers British Army personnel of the Gulf War