Peter Devlin (general)
Peter Devlin | |
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| File:Kacee Vasudeva and Lieutenant General Peter Devlin, CMM, MSC, CD (cropped).JPG Devlin in 2019 | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 1st Bn The Royal Canadian Regiment 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Kabul Multinational Brigade in Afghanistan Canadian Army |
| Conflicts | Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration |
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Lieutenant General Peter John Devlin CMM MSC CD was a senior officer in the Canadian Army and is currently President of Fanshawe College. He served as Commander of the Canadian Army from 2010 to 2013.
Military career
[edit | edit source]Educated at the University of Western Ontario, Devlin was commissioned into The Royal Canadian Regiment, having joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.[1] Devlin served in an operational role in Cyprus between 1984 and 1985 and in the Former Yugoslavia in 1992, 1996 and 1998.[2] In 1994, following his experiences in the Former Yugoslavia, Devlin published a report which was critical of the fact that the international community "had no International Peacekeeping Training Centre".[3]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment in 1997.[1] Then, in 1998, he was the Canadian Battle Group Commanding Officer in Bosnia.[1]
He became Commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2002.[1]
He served with the International Security Assistance Force as Commander of the Kabul Multinational Brigade in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004.[1]
He was appointed Deputy Commanding General of III (US) Corps and Fort Hood, Texas in 2005 and deployed with the Corps to Iraq.[1] He was Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq from 2006 to 2008[4][1] – in that capacity he told the Washington Post that the Multi-National Force was giving "greater legitimacy to the effort here in Iraq.".[5] In 2008 he was made Deputy Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command.[1]
In March 2010, it was announced that Devlin would be appointed Chief of the Land Staff within the year.[6] The change of command took place on 21 June 2010.[7][8]
On 6 February 2013, Devlin announced he would be retiring from the service with Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse to be his replacement.[9]
On 18 October 2024, Devlin was appointed Colonel of The Royal Canadian Regiment during a formal ceremony at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario.[10]
Later career
[edit | edit source]On 8 June 2013, it was announced that Devlin would be the 5th President of Fanshawe College in London, Canada. His appointment was effective as of 9 February 2013.[11]
Honours
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File:CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png File:CAN Meritorious Service Cross (military division) ribbon.svg File:General Campaign Star Ribbon.png
File:CAN General Campaign Star EXPEDITION (GCS-EXP).pngFile:Golden-wiki-mapleleaf.pngFile:Special Service Medal Ribbon.png File:CPSM Ribbon.png
File:UNFICYP Medal bar.svg File:UN UNPROFOR Medal ribbon.svg NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg File:CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with two bars.svg File:Us legion of merit officer rib.png
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- He also wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings With Red Maple Leaf.
References
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- ^ What's New[permanent dead link] April 11, 2010
- ^ Devlin, P.J., An International Peacekeeping Training Centre Canadian Forces College Command & Staff Course New Horizons Paper, 1994
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- ^ Canadian General Takes Senior Command Role in Iraq Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Article by Jon Elmer and Anthony Fenton, January 24, 2008
- ^ Canada to get new army boss[dead link] Windsor Star, March 31, 2010
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