British military preparations in Kuwait: General Sir Mike Jackson visits troops, assuring that British forces are 'good to go' while joking about the camp's comfort. The former army man once called the 'Prince of Darkness' has died at the age of 80.
Legendary British military chief General Sir Mike Jackson stopped World War Three from breaking out after he refused to follow his American superior's orders in Kosovo.
'I'm not going to start the Third World War for you,' Sir Mike - dubbed a true 'soldier's soldier' and the 'Prince of Darkness' - is reported to have told his American boss, General Wesley Clark. A column of about 30 Russian armoured vehicles, carrying about 200 Kremlin troops, seized Pristina airport - with US General Wesley Clark ordering Gen Sir Mike's force to intercept them
The surprise move was discovered as Nato's K-For peacekeepers - led by Gen Sir Mike - prepared to enter the province on June 12, sparking a tense stand-off. 'He talked about what the risks were and what might happen if the Russians got there first, and he said: 'Of course you have to get to the airport'.
Speaking of the decision after the war, Gen Sir Mike told the BBC: 'We were a possibility....of confrontation with the Russian contingent which seemed to me probably not the right way to start off a relationship with Russians who were going to become part of my command.' In an interview with BBC Radio 5 live in 2010, You're Beautiful singer Blunt said: 'I was given the direct command to overpower the 200 or so Russians who were there.
If Gen Sir Mike had not blocked the order from Gen Clark, Blunt later revealed he would still have refused to follow it, even at the risk of a court martial. Born on March 21, 1944, the General was well liked amongst military personnel for his fair and no nonsense style of leadership 'No-one in the Parachute Regiment who spent an evening drinking whiskey with Sir Mike will ever forget it: his character and wit were of an even higher proof than the dram in their glass.'
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