Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington30 January 1972
Faces questions over army conduct after the shootings.
Great Britain · Government / Northern Ireland Troubles. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Faces questions over army conduct after the shootings.
The army command faces scrutiny after Derry.
Faces crisis as Stormont authority collapses after the killings.
Army decisions before the march later face inquiry scrutiny.
Receives reports after soldiers shoot civil rights marchers in Derry.
Commands Support Company in the Derry operation.
Handles political response to Northern Ireland violence.
Commands 1 Para during the Derry operation.
Is appointed to conduct the first inquiry into the shootings.
Announces a new inquiry into Bloody Sunday.
Is appointed to chair the Saville Inquiry.
Apologises after the Saville Report finds the killings unjustified.
Publishes findings on the events of 30 January 1972.
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