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Richard O'Connor, the Glossary

General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor, (21 August 1889 – 17 June 1981) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, and commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of the Second World War.^[1]

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Adjutant

Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit.

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Adjutant-General to the Forces

The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), was for just over 250 years one of the most senior officers in the British Army.

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Adrian Carton de Wiart

Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. Richard O'Connor and Adrian Carton de Wiart are British Army generals of World War II, British World War II prisoners of war, British escapees, Escapees from Italian detention and world War II prisoners of war held by Italy.

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Afrika Korps

The German Africa Corps (DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II.

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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

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Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, (23 July 1883 – 17 June 1963), was a senior officer of the British Army. Richard O'Connor and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke are Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England.

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Allied Armies in Italy

The Allied Armies in Italy (AAI) was the title of the highest Allied field headquarters in Italy, during the middle part of the Italian campaign of World War II.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. Richard O'Connor and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell are British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, commanders of the Legion of Honour and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Army Cadet Force

The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army.

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Army Group Royal Artillery

An Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) was a British Commonwealth military formation during the Second World War and shortly thereafter.

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Arras

Arras (Aros; historical Atrecht) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

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Arthur Smith (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Francis Smith, (9 December 1890 – 8 August 1977) was a senior British Army officer who served during the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Arthur Smith (British Army officer) are British Army generals of World War II.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Bardia

Bardia, also El Burdi or Bardiyah (translit or) is a Mediterranean seaport in the Butnan District of eastern Libya, located near the border with Egypt.

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Bari

Bari (Bare; Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy.

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Battle for Caen

The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name given to fighting between the British Second Army and the German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and its vicinity during the larger Battle of Normandy.

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Battle of Overloon

The Battle of Overloon was fought in the Second World War between Allied forces and the German Army which took place in and around the village of Overloon in the south-east of the Netherlands between 30 September and 18 October 1944.

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Beda Fomm

Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya.

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Benghazi

Benghazi (lit. Son of Ghazi) is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 1,207,250 in 2020.

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Bernard Montgomery

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Bernard Montgomery are British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Bologna

Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy.

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Bourguébus

Bourguébus is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Bretteville-sur-Laize

Bretteville-sur-Laize is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Brevet (military)

In the military, a brevet is a warrant that gives a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward, but which may not confer the authority and privileges of real rank.

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Brian Horrocks

Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Brian Horrocks are British Army generals of World War II and commanders of the Legion of Honour.

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Brigade major

A brigade major was the chief of staff of a brigade in the British Army.

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Brigadier (United Kingdom)

Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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British Troops in Egypt

British Troops in Egypt was a command of the British Army.

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Bullecourt

Bullecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France.

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Caen

Caen (Kaem) is a commune inland from the northwestern coast of France.

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Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Cecil Toovey

Major General Cecil Wotton Toovey CB, CBE, MC & Bar (17 April 1891 – 23 February 1954) was a senior British Indian Army officer who commanded the North Western Army, India during the Second World War.

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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964.

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Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Kirk o Scotland; Eaglais na h-Alba) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland.

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Colchester

Colchester is a city in northeastern Essex, England.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

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Combat stress reaction

Combat stress reaction (CSR) is acute behavioral disorganization as a direct result of the trauma of war.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.

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Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)

The 1914–1918 (War Cross) was a French military decoration, the first version of the.

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Crowthorne

Crowthorne is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest district of south-eastern Berkshire, England.

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Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.

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Demobilization

Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Douglas Graham (British Army officer)

Major General Douglas Alexander Henry Graham, (26 March 1893 – 28 September 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in both world wars. Richard O'Connor and Douglas Graham (British Army officer) are British Army generals of World War II, British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine and Cameronians officers.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Eastern Command (India)

The Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army.

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Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War.

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El Agheila

El Agheila (translit) is a coastal city at the southern end of the Gulf of Sidra and Mediterranean Sea in far western Cyrenaica, Libya.

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Eric Dorman-Smith

Brigadier Eric Edward "Chink" Dorman-Smith (24 July 1895 – 11 May 1969), who later changed his name to Eric Edward Dorman O'Gowan, was an Irish officer whose career in the British Army began in the First World War and closed at the end of the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Eric Dorman-Smith are British Army generals of World War II.

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Erwin Rommel

Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Evelyn Barker

General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker, (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War and the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Evelyn Barker are British Army generals of World War II, British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, commanders of the Legion of Honour and recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Fontenai-sur-Orne

Fontenai-sur-Orne (literally Fontenai on Orne) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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Four Courts Press

Four Courts Press is an independent Irish academic publishing house, with its office at Malpas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)

The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War.

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Frank Messervy

General Sir Frank Walter Messervy, (9 December 1893 – 2 February 1974) was a British Indian Army officer in the First and Second World Wars.

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General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

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General officer commanding

General officer commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and some other nations, such as Ireland) to a general officer who holds a command appointment.

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George Collingwood

Lieutenant General Sir Richard George Collingwood KBE CB DSO (7 October 1903 – 21 April 1986) was a British Army General during the 1950s. Richard O'Connor and George Collingwood are Cameronians officers.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. Richard O'Connor and George VI are knights of the Thistle and Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

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German invasion of Greece

The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II.

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German military administration in occupied France during World War II

The Military Administration in France (Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; Administration militaire en France) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Guards Armoured Division

The Guards Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Richard O'Connor and Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis are Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British-American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster.

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Henry Maitland Wilson

Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, (5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964), also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century. Richard O'Connor and Henry Maitland Wilson are knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Honourable Artillery Company

The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army.

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Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army tasked primarily with ceremonial duties.

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Hubert-Folie

Hubert-Folie is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Hythe, Kent

Hythe is a market town and civil parish on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in Kent, England.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Italian campaign (World War II)

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

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Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa.

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Italian front (World War I)

The Italian front (Fronte italiano; Südwestfront.) was one of the main theatres of war of World War I. It involved a series of military engagements in Northern Italy between the Central Powers and the Entente powers from 1915 to 1918.

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Italian resistance movement

The Italian Resistance (Resistenza italiana,, or simply La Resistenza) consisted of all the Italian resistance groups who fought the occupying forces of Nazi Germany and the fascist collaborationists of the Italian Social Republic during the Second World War in Italy from 1943 to 1945.

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J. F. C. Fuller

Major-General John Frederick Charles "Boney" Fuller (1 September 1878 – 10 February 1966) was a senior British Army officer, military historian, and strategist, known as an early theorist of modern armoured warfare, including categorising principles of warfare.

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James Hargest

Brigadier James Hargest, (4 September 1891 – 12 August 1944) was an officer of the New Zealand Military Forces, serving in both the First and Second World Wars. Richard O'Connor and James Hargest are world War II prisoners of war held by Italy.

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James Marshall-Cornwall

General Sir James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall (27 May 1887 – 25 December 1985) was a 20th Century British Army soldier and military historian. Richard O'Connor and James Marshall-Cornwall are British Army generals of World War II.

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James Steele (British Army officer)

General Sir James Stuart Steele (26 October 1894 – 24 July 1975) was a senior British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces. Richard O'Connor and James Steele (British Army officer) are British Army generals of World War II, British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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John Fullerton Evetts

Lieutenant General Sir John Fullerton Evetts CB, CBE, MC (30 June 1891 – 21 December 1988) was a senior British Army officer. Richard O'Connor and John Fullerton Evetts are British Army generals of World War II, British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine and Cameronians officers.

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John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton

Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, (10 February 1896 – 20 January 1989), known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the Malayan Emergency, and later advised the British government on the response to the Mau Mau Uprising. Richard O'Connor and John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton are British Army generals of World War II.

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John Stirling (Scottish politician)

Sir John Stirling, KT, MBE, TD (16 September 1893 – 21 March 1975) was a Scottish soldier and politician. Richard O'Connor and John Stirling (Scottish politician) are knights of the Thistle and lord-Lieutenants of Ross and Cromarty.

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Kashmir

Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.

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King Edward VII's Hospital

King Edward VII's Hospital (formal name: King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes) is a private hospital located on Beaumont Street in the Marylebone district of central London.

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Siorrachd Lannraig; Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Long Range Desert Group

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Lord high commissioner

Lord High Commissioner is the style of high commissioners, i.e. direct representatives of the monarch, in three cases in the Kingdom of Scotland and the United Kingdom, two of which are no longer extant.

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Lord-lieutenant

A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom.

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Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division.

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Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Major general (United Kingdom)

Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mandatory Palestine

Mandatory Palestine was a geopolitical entity that existed between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.

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Matilda II

The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War.

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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Mersa Matruh

Mersa Matruh (مرسى مطروح), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh (Standard Arabic Marsā Maṭrūḥ), is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate.

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Miles Dempsey

General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. Richard O'Connor and Miles Dempsey are British Army generals of World War II.

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Military Cross

The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.

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Mosley Mayne

General Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne, (24 April 1889 – 17 December 1955) was a senior British Indian Army officer active in both the First World War and Second World War, where he commanded Eastern Command, India. Richard O'Connor and Mosley Mayne are Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Ninth Air Force

The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense combatant command responsible for U.S.

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Noel Beresford-Peirse

Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Monson de la Poer Beresford-Peirse KBE, CB, DSO (22 December 1887 – 14 January 1953) was a British Army officer. Richard O'Connor and Noel Beresford-Peirse are British Army generals of World War II.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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Northern Command (India)

The Northern Command is a Command of the Indian Army.

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Odon (river)

The Odon is a river in the Calvados department, in Normandy, northwestern France.

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Office of Public Sector Information

The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Oliver Leese

Lieutenant General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during both the world wars. Richard O'Connor and Oliver Leese are British Army generals of World War II and recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France).

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Operation Bluecoat

Operation Bluecoat was a British offensive in the Battle of Normandy, from 30 July until 7 August 1944, during the Second World War.

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Operation Cobra

Operation Cobra was an offensive launched by the First United States Army under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy campaign of World War II.

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Operation Compass

Operation Compass (also Battaglia della Marmarica) was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War.

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Operation Epsom

Operation Epsom, also known as the First Battle of the Odon, was a British offensive in the Second World War between 26 and 30 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy.

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Operation Goodwood

Operation Goodwood was a British offensive during the Second World War, which took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the larger battle for Caen in Normandy, France.

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Operation Jupiter (1944)

Operation Jupiter was an offensive by VIII Corps of the British Second Army from 10 to 11 July 1944.

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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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Order of chivalry

An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is an order of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades (1099–1291) and paired with medieval concepts of ideals of chivalry.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the Thistle

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours.

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Orne (river)

The Orne is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France.

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Owen Tudor Boyd

Air Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd, (30 August 1889 – 5 August 1944) was a British aviator and military officer. Richard O'Connor and Owen Tudor Boyd are British escapees, Escapees from Italian detention and world War II prisoners of war held by Italy.

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Percy Hobart

Major-General Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart, (14 June 1885 – 19 February 1957), also known as "Hobo", was a British military engineer noted for his command of the 79th Armoured Division during the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Percy Hobart are British Army generals of World War II.

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Personal aide-de-camp

Personal Aide-de-Camp to the King (or Queen) is an appointment in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom.

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Peshawar Brigade

The Peshawar Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II.

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Philip Neame

Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame, (12 December 1888 – 28 April 1978) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, and the winner of an Olympic Games gold medal; he is the only person to achieve both distinctions. Richard O'Connor and Philip Neame are British Army generals of World War II, British World War II prisoners of war, British escapees, Escapees from Italian detention, Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and world War II prisoners of war held by Italy.

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Po (river)

The Po is the longest river in Italy.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Prisoner-of-war camp

A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war.

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Reginald Miles

Brigadier Reginald Miles, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (10 December 1892 – 20 October 1943) was a professional soldier who served in the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. Richard O'Connor and Reginald Miles are Escapees from Italian detention, Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and world War II prisoners of war held by Italy.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Rhino tank

"Rhino tank" (initially called "Rhinoceros") was the American nickname for Allied tanks fitted with "tusks", or bocage cutting devices, during World War II.

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Ronald Forbes Adam

General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, (30 October 1885 – 26 December 1982) was a senior British Army officer. Richard O'Connor and Ronald Forbes Adam are British Army generals of World War II and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty (Ros agus Cromba), also referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs the most promising senior officers of the British Armed Forces, His Majesty's Diplomatic Service and Civil Service in national defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts in their respective services.

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Royal Irish Fusiliers

The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry (later changed to light infantry) regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in 1881.

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Royal Italian Army

The Royal Italian Army (Royal Army) (RE) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Royal Military College, Sandhurst

The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Second Army (United Kingdom)

The British Second Army was a field army active during the First and Second World Wars.

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Second Battle of the Piave River

The Second Battle of the Piave River (or Battle of the Solstice), fought between 15 and 23 June 1918, was a decisive victory for the Italian Army against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, as Italy was part of the Allied Forces, while Austria-Hungary was part of the Central Powers.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Sidi Barrani

Sidi Barrani (سيدي براني) is a town in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, about east of the Egypt–Libya border, and around from Tobruk, Libya.

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Silver Medal of Military Valor

The Silver Medal of Military Valor (Medaglia d'argento al valor militare) is an Italian medal for gallantry. Richard O'Connor and Silver Medal of Military Valor are recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor.

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Small Arms School Corps

The Small Arms School Corps (SASC) is a small corps of the British Army, established in 1853 by Lord Hardinge.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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Srinagar

Srinagar (English) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Staff College, Camberley

Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army).

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Submarine

A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Suez Canal

The Suez Canal (قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).

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Tank

A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.

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Termoli

Termoli (Molisano: Térmëlë) is a comune (municipality) on the south Adriatic coast of Italy, in the province of Campobasso, region of Molise.

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The World at War

The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War.

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Thomas Riddell-Webster

General Sir Thomas Sheridan Riddell-Webster, (12 February 1886 – 25 May 1974) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces during the Second World War. Richard O'Connor and Thomas Riddell-Webster are British Army generals of World War II, Cameronians officers, Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies and knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

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Timimi

Timimi, At Timimi (التميمي) or Tmimi, is a small village in Libya about 75 km east of Derna and 100 km west of Tobruk.

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Tobruk

Tobruk or Tobruck (Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Antipyrgus; Tobruch; Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.

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Tonbridge

Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London.

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Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli (translation) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Venlo

Venlo is a city and municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany.

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Venray

Venray or Venraij (Venroj) is a municipality and a city in Limburg, the Netherlands.

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VIII Corps (United Kingdom)

VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars.

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Vincigliata

Vincigliata Castle (Italian: Castello di Vincigliata) is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Vire

Vire is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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War Office

The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.

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Weert

Weert (Wieërt) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg.

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Wellington College, Berkshire

Wellington College is a private school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.

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Western Desert Force

The Western Desert Force (WDF) was a British Army formation active in Egypt during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955. Richard O'Connor and Winston Churchill are British escapees.

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World war

A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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XII Corps (United Kingdom)

XII Corps was an army corps of the British Army that fought in the First and Second World Wars.

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XIII Corps (United Kingdom)

13th Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that fought on the Western Front during the First World War and was reformed for service during the Second World War, serving in the Mediterranean and Middle East throughout its service.

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XXX Corps (United Kingdom)

XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War.

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10th Army (Italy)

The 10th Army (10ª Armata) was a field army of the Royal Italian Army, which fought in World War I and in Italian North Africa during World War II.

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11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

The 11th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army which was created in March 1941 during the Second World War.

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15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War.

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1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine

A popular uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration of the Palestine Mandate, later known as the Great Revolt, the Great Palestinian Revolt, or the Palestinian Revolution, lasted from 1936 until 1939.

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21st Army Group

The 21st Army Group was a British headquarters formation formed during the Second World War.

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22nd Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 22nd Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army.

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2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Armoured Division was a division of the British Army that was active during the early stages of the Second World War.

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3rd (United Kingdom) Division

The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, also known as The Iron Division, is a regular army division of the British Army.

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3rd Canadian Division

The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from the city of Thunder Bay.

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43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division

The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was an infantry division of Britain's Territorial Army (TA).

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49th (West Riding) Infantry Division

The 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army.

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4th Infantry Division (India)

The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army.

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4th Light Brigade Combat Team

4th Light Brigade Combat Team, provides light infantry mass, offering significant utility in operate tasks and with the ability to surge ground manoeuvre units by air or sea to reinforce UK forces or partners.Previously known as 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, and before that as 4th Mechanized Brigade and before that 4th Armoured Brigade is a brigade formation of the British Army, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 1st (United Kingdom) Division.

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5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 5th Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade of the British Army that was in existence since before the First World War, except for a short break in the late 1970s.

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6th (United Kingdom) Division

The 6th (United Kingdom) Division is an active division of the British Army, which has been raised numerous times as needed over the last 200 years.

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6th Division (Australia)

The 6th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army.

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6th Guards Tank Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 6th Guards Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army formed from the Foot Guards in 1941 as the 6th Guards Armoured Brigade when the United Kingdom was under the threat of invasion in Operation Sea Lion and more armoured formations were required.

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7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army.

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7th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 7th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, first established by The Duke of Wellington as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army for service in the Peninsular War, and was active also during the First World War from 1914 to 1919, and briefly in the Second World War in 1939.

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91st Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 91st Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army during World War I. It was raised as part of 'Kitchener's Army' and was assigned to the 30th Division.

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References

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