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{{Short description|British police officer and military commander}}
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'''Norman Oliver'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Discovery Service|url = http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7385804|website = discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate = 2015-12-21|language = en-GB|first = The National|last = Archives}}</ref> '''Lash''' (1908&ndash;1960)<ref>England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006</ref> a [[United Kingdom|British]] police officer seconded to the [[Jordan]]ian [[Arab Legion]]. On 15 May 1948, Brigadier Norman Lash was handed the field command of the operations of the [[Arab Legion]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ysulBklR7usC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=norman+lash+arab+legion&source=bl&ots=grUg4Oq2Go&sig=-r7b-ExuyeyMPq0UKdj1VimsumI&hl=en&ei=lKmZTOKICcX_lgfF9ckL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948-1967]</ref>


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He appointed [[Abdullah el Tell]] to lead the offensive on [[Jerusalem]] during the [[1948 Palestine war]], the war for which he was criticised by many British officials for being the field commander of an Arab army. A representative of the British chief of staff, described [[Glubb Pasha]], and his two senior aids, Norman Lash and [[Ronald Broadhurst]] as "Soldiers of fortune of British nationality" during the 1948 war.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zL_1icJwNP0C&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=norman+lash+arab+legion&source=bl&ots=sP71khIwQH&sig=9Bliu9CFS7JzqtlYdBAjWN-5F-s&hl=en&ei=zK6ZTKaDEYO0lQfVrolP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBjgK#v=snippet&q=norman%20lash&f=false The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews By Benny Morris Page 123]</ref>
| name = Norman Oliver Lash
| birth_date = {{Birth-date|1908}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1960|1908|df=y}}
| death_place =
| rank = Major General
| commands = Arab Legion
| battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War
| awards =
* Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (1943)
* Third Class of the [[Supreme Order of the Renaissance]] (1947)
* Third Class of the [[Order of Independence (Jordan)|Order of Independence]] (1943)
}}

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[[File:ArabLegn.gif|thumb|right|The [[Arab Legion]] Insignia]]
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'''Norman Oliver'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Discovery Service|url = http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7385804|website = discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate = 2015-12-21|language = en-GB|first = The National|last = Archives}}</ref> '''Lash''' (1908&ndash;1960)<ref>England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} was a British police officer seconded to the [[Jordan]]ian [[Arab Legion]]. On 15 May 1948, Brigadier Norman Lash was handed the field command of the operations of the [[Arab Legion]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ysulBklR7usC&dq=norman+lash+arab+legion&pg=PA22 Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948-1967]</ref>

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He appointed [[Abdullah el Tell]] to lead the offensive on [[Jerusalem]] during the [[1948 Palestine war]], the war for which he was criticised by many British officials for being the field commander of an Arab army. A representative of the British chief of staff, described [[Glubb Pasha]], and his two senior aides, Norman Lash and [[Ronald Broadhurst]] as "Soldiers of fortune of British nationality" during the 1948 war.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zL_1icJwNP0C&q=norman+lash&pg=PA123 The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews By Benny Morris Page 123]</ref>


Ironically, he was also criticised by Arab officers, as being more of a politician than a military leader.
Ironically, he was also criticised by Arab officers, as being more of a politician than a military leader.
He negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli armistice agreement, that resulted in what came to be known as the green line.
He negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli armistice agreement, that resulted in what came to be known as the green line.
Norman Lash reached the rank of Major General, and was retired from Jordan's [[Arab Legion]] on 1 April 1951. He was replaced by Brigadier Sam Sidney Arthur Cooke of the Lincolnshire Regiment. According to Ma'an Abu Nawwar, an Arab officer in the [[Arab Legion]] Norman Lash had less experience as a soldier, compared to his successor Cooke.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=D30D_GzUKfMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Jordanian-Israeli+war,+1948-1951:+a+history&source=bl&ots=TeTfPuSgwK&sig=JxrkavlsygcReq6vRoYVgAGrQN0&hl=en&ei=DTKbTISLFsWclgebi4XMCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=norman&f=false The Jordanian-Israeli war, 1948-1951: a history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan page 393]</ref>
Norman Lash reached the rank of Major General, and was retired from Jordan's [[Arab Legion]] on 1 April 1951. He was replaced by Brigadier Sam Sidney Arthur Cooke of the Lincolnshire Regiment. According to Ma'an Abu Nawwar, an Arab officer in the [[Arab Legion]] Norman Lash had less experience as a soldier, compared to his successor Cooke.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=D30D_GzUKfMC&q=norman The Jordanian-Israeli war, 1948-1951: a history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan page 393]</ref>

== Honours ==
1943 – [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Page 4540 {{!}} Supplement 36209, 12 October 1943 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36209/supplement/4540|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>

1947 – [[Supreme Order of the Renaissance|Third Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Page 2190 {{!}} Issue 37956, 16 May 1947 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37956/page/2190|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>

1943 – [[Order of Independence (Jordan)|Third Class of the Order of Independence]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Page 4321 {{!}} Issue 36189, 28 September 1943 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36189/page/4321|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The London Gazette}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 15 December 2024

For the former New Zealand bowler, see Norm Lash.

Norman Oliver Lash
Personal details
Born1908 (1908)
Died1960(1960-00-00) (aged 51–52)
Awards
Military service
RankMajor General
CommandsArab Legion
Battles/wars1948 Arab–Israeli War
The Arab Legion Insignia

Norman Oliver[1] Lash (1908–1960)[2] OBE was a British police officer seconded to the Jordanian Arab Legion. On 15 May 1948, Brigadier Norman Lash was handed the field command of the operations of the Arab Legion in Palestine.[3]

He appointed Abdullah el Tell to lead the offensive on Jerusalem during the 1948 Palestine war, the war for which he was criticised by many British officials for being the field commander of an Arab army. A representative of the British chief of staff, described Glubb Pasha, and his two senior aides, Norman Lash and Ronald Broadhurst as "Soldiers of fortune of British nationality" during the 1948 war.[4]

Ironically, he was also criticised by Arab officers, as being more of a politician than a military leader. He negotiated the Jordanian-Israeli armistice agreement, that resulted in what came to be known as the green line. Norman Lash reached the rank of Major General, and was retired from Jordan's Arab Legion on 1 April 1951. He was replaced by Brigadier Sam Sidney Arthur Cooke of the Lincolnshire Regiment. According to Ma'an Abu Nawwar, an Arab officer in the Arab Legion Norman Lash had less experience as a soldier, compared to his successor Cooke.[5]

Honours

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1943 – Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)[6]

1947 – Third Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance[7]

1943 – Third Class of the Order of Independence[8]

References

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  1. ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
  3. ^ Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars 1948-1967
  4. ^ The Road to Jerusalem: Glubb Pasha, Palestine and the Jews By Benny Morris Page 123
  5. ^ The Jordanian-Israeli war, 1948-1951: a history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan page 393
  6. ^ "Page 4540 | Supplement 36209, 12 October 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Page 2190 | Issue 37956, 16 May 1947 | London Gazette | The Gazette". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Page 4321 | Issue 36189, 28 September 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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