Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, (/ˌɒxɪnˈlɛk/ OKH-in-LEK), GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), was a British Indian...
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Empire and Commonwealth) forces of the Eighth Army under General Claude Auchinleck. The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt...
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German and Italian units fought the British Eighth Army (General Sir Claude Auchinleck, also Commander-in-Chief Middle East) composed mainly of British Commonwealth...
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control, but not operational control, was vested with Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, who was titled the 'Supreme Commander', answerable to a newly formed...
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to 1942. In August 1942 he was appointed as successor to General Claude Auchinleck as commander of the Eighth Army but, on the way to take up his command...
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only a ceremonial position, and the Commander-in-Chief, India, Sir Claude Auchinleck, replaced after independence by General Sir Rob Lockhart. The senior...
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Anthony Calf as Archibald Stirling Adrian Lukis as Commander-in-Chief Claude Auchinleck Nicholas Nunn as Sergeant Peter Mitcham (series 1) Michael Shaeffer...
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the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. In August 1942, General Claude Auchinleck had been relieved as Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Command and...
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from August to October of the same year, serving under Brigadier Claude Auchinleck. Alexander had a reputation for leading from the front and for reaching...
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(Manya-Nepal-Tara) Member Fifth Class (Nepal-Tara) Medal (Nepal-Tara-Padak) FM Sir Claude Auchinleck (1945) Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill (1961) Boutros Boutros-Ghali Bhanbhagta...
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Wavell and Auchinleck exchanged positions, Claude Auchinleck becoming C-in-C Middle East and Wavell becoming C-in-C in India. While Auchinleck was in command...
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Cunningham. Over time the Eighth Army would be commanded by Neil Ritchie, Claude Auchinleck, Bernard Montgomery, Oliver Leese and Richard McCreery. In the early...
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and 3 million civilians died in World War II. Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, former Commander-in-Chief, India, stated that Britain "couldn't have...
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Battleaxe, Archibald Wavell was relieved of command and replaced by Claude Auchinleck. The Western Desert Force was reinforced with a second corps, XXX...
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hands of General Sir Claude Auchinleck the GOC Middle East Command who oversaw all British-led forces in the region. Auchinleck selected Lieutenant-General...
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29 June 1942, following the defeat of the Eighth Army (General Sir Claude Auchinleck) at the Battle of Gazala and was part of the Western Desert Campaign...
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ten courts-martial were held in public at the Red Fort in Delhi. Claude Auchinleck, the Commander-in-Chief of the British-Indian army, hoped that by...
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Commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of Southern Command, Lieutenant-General Claude Auchinleck. In April 1941, he became commander of XII Corps responsible for the...
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who had become an emblem of resistance, were relieved in December. Claude Auchinleck, the commander-in-chief Middle East Command, had decided not to defend...
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Auchinleck is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchinleck may also refer to: Claude Auchinleck (1884–1981), British field marshal, Commander-in-Chief...
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Frontier and on internal security and training duties. Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from 1942 asserted that the...
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brevet lieutenant colonel on 1 January 1936. He encountered Brigadier Claude Auchinleck, who commanded the Peshawar Brigade in the region. On 4 December 1937...
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troops of the Raj, ultimately forced the then-Army Chief Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck to commute the sentences of the three defendants in the first trial...
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unwilling to divert precious resources to Iraq and so it fell to Claude Auchinleck's [British] Indian Army to send troops to Basra. Winston Churchill...
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he was recommended for command of a division by Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck, the commander of all troops in the Norwegian campaign, on his return...
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Research. 22 (90): 220–222. (Summer 1944) Warner, Philip (1982) [1981]. Auchinleck. The Lonely Soldier. London: Sphere Books. ISBN 0-7221-8905-2. Chronological...
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Lukis starred in the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes playing General Claude Auchinleck. New book unearths the Lukis legacy, Guernsey Press, 26 May 2006,...
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a result of correspondences issued by the Commander–in–Chief Sir Claude Auchinleck informing officers to maintain a degree of tolerance for a smooth...
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were awarded the Victoria Cross or the George Cross. Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from 1942, asserted that the...
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and Yahya Khan were two of the staff officers of Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck. Manekshaw was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 4 February...
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