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Commanders of the British Eighth Army 1941-45

North Africa:

Lt. Gen. Alan Cunningham: 9 September - 26 November 1941

Maj. Gen. Neil Ritchie: 26 November 1941 - 25 June 1942

Gen. Claude Auchinleck: 25 June - 13 August 1942

Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery: 13 August 1942 - 29 December 1943

Italy:

Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery: 13 August 1942 - 29 December 1943

Lt. Gen. Oliver Leese: 29 December 1943 - 1 October 1944

Lt. Gen. Richard McCreery: 1 October 1944 - July 1945

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