Northern Ireland
Tuzo was appointed as General Officer Commanding and Director of Operations, Northern Ireland on 2 March 1971 together with promotion to lieutenant-general. His appointment was made after the previous incumbent, Lieutenant-General Vernon Erskine-Crum suffered a heart attack. Tuzo was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 4 June 1971, in the Queen's Birthday Honours. In 1972, after consultation with Whitehall, Tuzo ordered Operation Motorman which sent 30,000 troops into Republican dominated 'no-go' areas of West Belfast and Derry to take back control. He relinquished his position in Northern Ireland on 1 February 1973 and was replaced by Lieutenant-General Sir Frank King. Tuzo was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) on 2 June 1973.
After his service in Northern Ireland ended he was appointed Commander-in-Chief British Army of the Rhine until 1976 when he was made Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He was placed on the retired list on 5 February 1979. After his service in the army he accepted a position in 1979 as chairman of Marconi Space and Defence Systems which he held until 1983. Tuzo was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk on 12 September 1983.
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