Editing Miles Dempsey (section)

===Far East===
After the end of World War II in Europe, Dempsey had been nominated to become the commander in chief of British Troops in Austria, but this was abruptly cancelled.{{sfn|Rostron|2010|p=164}} On 4 July 1945, Dempsey was summoned to a meeting with Brooke, who informed Dempsey that he was appointed to the command of the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|Fourteenth Army]] in the Far East. Brooke was disappointed with Dempsey's attitude, noting in his diary that Dempsey was "suffering from a swollen head, and I took some pains to deflate it!"{{sfn|Brooke|2003|p=702}} The appointment had come about because Leese, as Commander-in-Chief, [[Allied Land Forces South East Asia]] (ALSEA), had unwisely attempted to side-line Lieutenant-General Sir [[William Slim]], the victorious Fourteenth Army commander, resulting in Leese's removal and replacement by Slim.{{sfn|Mead|2007|pp=245–246}}

Dempsey assumed command of the Fourteenth Army on 10 August.{{sfn|Kirby|2004|p=235}} The war ended soon after, and the Fourteenth Army re-occupied [[British Malaya]]. [[Operation Zipper]], the planned amphibious landing, was carried out anyway. Dempsey was extremely critical of its poor planning, which he believed would have led to disaster under wartime conditions. Within [[South East Asia Command]] there were 122,700 British Commonwealth and Dutch prisoners of war and 733,000 Japanese soldiers. Dempsey was in charge of their repatriation. He also had to deal with the [[Indonesian War of Independence]].{{sfn|Rostron|2010|pp=166–167}} The Fourteenth Army ceased to exist on 1 November, and part of its headquarters was used to form that of [[Malaya Command]], with Dempsey in command and his headquarters at [[Kuala Lumpur]]. On 8 November he handed over to Lieutenant-General Sir [[Frank Messervy]], and replaced Slim, who returned to the UK, as Commander-in-Chief of ALSEA.{{sfn|Kirby|2004|p=276}}