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Alan Cunningham Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alan Cunningham, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

16 records1941–194312 events4 places

Chronological biography

1941

Dismissal1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Army

Dismissed from the Eighth Army by Auchinleck

Invasion of Ethiopia1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

Commander of forces in East Africa

Rule of Ethiopia1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant General

Liberates Ethiopia, placed under British rule until independence in 1952

Invasion of Ethiopia6 April 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Army

General Cunningham, commander of allied forces in East Africa, enters Addis Ababa

Siege of Addis Ababa6 April 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Army · Addis Ababa

General Cunningham, commander of allied forces in East Africa, enters Addis Ababa

Defence of EgyptSeptember 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · General · Commander of Eighth Army · Egypt

Takes command of the new Eighth Army, formed to defend Egypt and restore the western desert front before the Suez Canal.

Capture of Cyrenaica2 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of West Desert Force · Cyrenaica

Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica

Commander of West Desert Force2 September 1941

Warfare / Military · Commander of West Desert Force

Appointed Commander of the Desert Force

Commander of West Desert Force2 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of West Desert Force

Appointed Commander of the Desert Force

Commander of Western Desert2 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Western Desert

Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica

Crusader2 September 1941

Warfare / Military · Commander of West Desert Force · Tobruk

Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica

Commander of Eighth Army25 September 1941

Warfare / Military · Commander of Eighth Army

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army

Commander of Eighth Army25 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Army

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army

Eighth Army25 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Army

The Eighth Army comprises the XIII & XXX Corps

1943

First Sea Lord of the Admiralty4 October 1943

Warfare / Military · First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

Appointed First Sea Lord

First Sea Lord of the Admiralty4 October 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · First Sea Lord of the Admiralty

Appointed First Sea Lord

Titles and roles

Commander of Eighth Army · Commander of West Desert Force · Commander of Western Desert · First Sea Lord of the Admiralty · General · Commander of Eighth Army · Lieutenant General

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.