Andrew Browne CunninghamJune 1941
Maintains Mediterranean naval forces based at Alexandria to protect supply routes linked to Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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Maintains Mediterranean naval forces based at Alexandria to protect supply routes linked to Egypt and the Suez Canal.
Takes command of the Eighth Army and prepares the defence of Egypt against any renewed Axis push toward Suez.
Assumes Middle East command and oversees the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal before the El Alamein offensive.
Commands Mediterranean naval forces while the El Alamein campaign protects Alexandria and the Suez Canal.
Plans British strategy after the North African victory secures the Suez Canal and frees forces for Mediterranean operations.
Commands Middle East forces after the North African campaign has secured Egypt and the Suez Canal.
Takes command of the Eighth Army after the North African campaign has protected Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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