Major General Eric Louis Bols CB, DSO & Bar (8 June 1904 – 14 June 1985) was an officer in the British Army, who was most notable for serving as the commanding officer of the 6th Airborne Division during Operation Varsity in 1945. Born in Surrey in 1904, Bols joined the Army in 1924 and saw service in a number of areas of the British Empire during the inter-war period, including Hong Kong and Shanghai, as well as Malta.