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    General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second...
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  • Sergeant Peter Mitcham (series 1) Michael Shaeffer as Lieutenant General Neil Ritchie Kate Cook as Margaret Fraser Nisrine Adam as Nurse Indira Isobel Laidler...
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  • Neil Ritchie (21 October 1933 – 7 December 2017) was a New Zealand cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Ritchie...
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    replacement was Auchinleck's deputy chief of the general staff, Major-General Neil Ritchie, who was chosen due to his familiarity with the Crusader plan. The official...
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    (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel), against the British Eighth Army (General Neil Ritchie) which comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other...
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    deputy chief of staff, Major General Neil Ritchie. Stirling explained his plan to Ritchie, immediately after which Ritchie persuaded Auchinleck to allow Stirling...
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    Caen sector, for the newly arrived XII Corps under Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, which caused some tension with Crerar, who was anxious to get into the...
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    replacement was Auchinleck's deputy chief of the general staff, Major-General Neil Ritchie, who was chosen due to his familiarity with the Crusader plan. The official...
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    Army, having lost confidence in Neil Ritchie's ability to control and direct his forces. Auchinleck discarded Ritchie's plan to stand at Mersa Matruh,...
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    further into Germany. The operation was carried out by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie's XII Corps by three divisions: the 7th Armoured Division (Major-General...
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    "Interview with Ritchie Blackmore". BBC Radio One Guitar Greats series. Sounds, 15 December 1979 Blackmore, Ritchie (16 August 2022). "Ritchie Blackmore –...
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  • Theatre Group Michael Ritchie (filmmaker) (1938–2001), American film director Neil Ritchie (1897–1983), British general Nick Ritchie (born 1995), Canadian...
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    Katherine Leigh Ritchie (born 14 August 1978) is an Australian actress, radio presenter, and children's author. She is best known for her long-running...
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    – 21 June 1942 Middle East Command (Claude Auchinleck) Eighth Army (Neil Ritchie) XIII Corps (William Gott) 1st South African Division (Dan Pienaar) South...
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    Archibald Wavell Claude Auchinleck Harold Alexander Alan Cunningham Neil Ritchie Bernard Montgomery Kenneth Anderson Dwight D. Eisenhower Henri Giraud...
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    and substituted his Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major-General Neil Ritchie, promoting him to acting lieutenant-general. From 26 to 27 November,...
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  • Neil Ritchie (1897–1983) was a British Army general. General Ritchie may also refer to: Andrew Ritchie (British Army officer) (born 1953), British Army...
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    successes, which led Auchinleck to replace Cunningham with Major-General Neil Ritchie. The Axis forces then withdrew to the west of Tobruk to the Gazala Line...
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    Regiment, Royal Artillery XII Corps, now commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, was designated as one of the follow-up corps of the British Second Army...
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    south of Tilburg. This placed XII Corps, commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, on the left flank of the Eindhoven-Nijmegen corridor, facing west. On...
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    Simon John Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist...
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  • Lieutenant-General Alan Cunningham, succeeded on 26 November by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie when Auchinleck removed Cunningham from command of Eighth Army Lieutenant-General...
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    revival of Doctor Who (2021–22). As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie (named after his favorite characters from The Royal Tenenbaums); his debut...
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    GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC 1950–1952: Gen. Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC 1952–1960: Maj-Gen. Neil McMicking, CB, CBE, DSO, MC 1960–1964: Maj-Gen...
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    commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie. Dorman-Smith's conclusion, following wide consultations, was that Ritchie was an excellent staff officer...
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    Gazala, a few miles west of Tobruk. The plan of the Eighth Army Commander Neil Ritchie was to have XIII Corps hold the line, while XXX Corps would stop any...
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    trans Martyr's Island), earlier known as Neil Island, is an island of the Andaman Islands, located in Ritchie's Archipelago. It belongs to the South Andaman...
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    Carrington 1941–1945: Lieutenant-General Andrew Thorne 1945–1947: General Sir Neil Ritchie 1947–1949: Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Christison 1949–1952: Lieutenant-General...
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    between Axis forces (led by Erwin Rommel) and Allied forces (led by Neil Ritchie). This battle resulted in an Axis victory and the subsequent capture...
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    June 1942, the British Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, had retreated east from the Gazala line into north-western Egypt as...
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