Alan Cunningham2 September 1941
Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica
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Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica
Commands the Eighth Army which captures Cyrenaica from Rommel
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