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Commander of Eighth Army

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1941–1944Date range
6Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1941

Alan Cunningham25 September 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army

Neil Ritchie24 November 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army by Auchinleck

Claude John Eyre Auchinleck1941

Gazala · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army, after its defeat by Rommel at Gazala

1942

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st7 August 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st12 August 1942

Cairo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arrives at Cairo to take command of the Eighth Army

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st15 August 1942

Cairo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Takes over active command of the Eighth Army

1943

Oliver Leese1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army, succeeds Montgomery

1944

Oliver Lease1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the Eighth Army

Names involved

Alan CunninghamBernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stClaude John Eyre AuchinleckNeil RitchieOliver LeaseOliver Leese

Provenance

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