| Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill | |
| Birth Date: | Robert Charles Hill 7 November 1903 |
| Death Date: | 10 November 1965 (aged 62) |
| Birth Place: | Khadki, Maharashtra, India |
| Death Place: | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1924–1959 |
| Servicenumber: | 28274 |
| Rank: | Major-General |
| Unit: | Border Regiment |
| Commands: | 71st Indian Infantry Brigade British Forces in Berlin |
| Battles: | Arab revolt in Palestine World War II |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
Major-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill (born Robert Charles Hill; 7 November 1903 – 10 November 1965) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.
Educated at Bedford School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Cottrell-Hill was commissioned into the Border Regiment in 1924.[2] He served with the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for bravery at El Yamun near Jenin in Palestine, during the Arab revolt, in 1938,[1] and was later mentioned in dispatches for his services there.
He served in World War II initially as a brigade major[1] and latterly as Commander of the 71st Indian Infantry Brigade.[3] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for services in Arakan in 1944 and a Bar to his DSO for an assault landing at Ramree Island, located off the coast of Arakan, in 1945.[4]
In 1948 he became Deputy Director of Infantry at the War Office and in 1950 he was made Chief of Staff at Malaya Command.[2] He returned the War Office as Director of Military Training in 1953 and became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1955.[2] He joined the Regular Commissions Board in 1957 and retired in 1959.[2]