Claude Auchinleck Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Claude Auchinleck, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1941–19422 events2 places

Chronological biography

1941

Operation Crusader18 November 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief Middle East · Egypt

Launches Operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk and push Axis forces back from the approaches to Egypt and Suez.

1942

Battle of Alamein, 1st1 July 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander in Chief Middle East · El Alamein

Holds the Axis advance at El Alamein, preventing Rommel from breaking through toward Alexandria and the Suez Canal.

Titles and roles

General · Commander in Chief Middle East

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.