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The British 8th Army, under General Montgomery
B. Montgomery
the Desert Ratsthe Desert Rats
Answer Both British 8th Army lead by General Montgomery and the US 7th Army led by General George Patton.
The British commander of the 8th Army, Bernard Law Montgomery.
Yes. Italy surrendered on 8 Sept 1943. However the German Army took control of much of Italy and continued to fight the Allied armies: US 5th Army and British 8th Army.
It takes place in 1812, so at this moment Napoleon is on his 8th year of full victories all around Europe. The "Great Army" as he named it himself, counted 600,000 soldiers. Only about 30,000 of his soldiers came back from Russia, the Great Army was destroyed. And from there it was the begining of the end.
There are many of things that made history on September 3rd. The main things were in 1924 Civil war breaks out in China and in 1943 British 8th Army lands in Southern Italy.
General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander - Commanding General of 15th Army Group. Overall commander of the British 8th Army and American 5th Army until Dec 1944. Earlier in the war, General Alexander was charge of the retreat at Dunkirk and the retreat in Burma. When he returned, he was knighted and sent to command the troops in North Africa.
There were several British Generals in North Africa. In 1940-43 British forces were commanded successively by Generals Wavell, Auchinleck and Alexander, under the last of whom Gen Montgomery commanded the 8th Army.
There were several British Generals in North Africa. In 1940-43 British forces were commanded successively by Generals Wavell, Auchinleck and Alexander, under the last of whom Gen Montgomery commanded the 8th Army.
Operation Torch began 8th November 1942 .