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General Sir Harold Alexander, pictured here in August 1942 as Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, surveys the battlefront from an open car. To his right is Major-General John Harding.
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander (born Dec. 10, 1891, London—died June 16, 1969, Slough, Buckinghamshire, Eng.) was a prominent British field marshal in World War II noted for his North African campaigns against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and for his later commands in Italy and western Europe.
Daí em diante prosseguiu em brilhante carreira até ser o mais jovem general da Inglaterra: General de Brigada aos 43 anos e General de Divisão aos 47. Em 1939, cruzou o Canal da Mancha a frente da 1ª Divisão de Guardas Irlandeses, que fazia parte do Corpo Expedicionário Britânico.
18 de jun. de 2020 · Harold R.L.G. Alexander, First Earl Alexander of Tunis, was with little doubt Churchill’s favorite Second World War general. Alexander possessed qualities Churchill highly admired, and thought ideal in a leader. Possessed of personal bravery, he was handsome, charming, reserved and modest.
Field Marshal Harold Alexander was one of the most prominent Allied of the Second World War. After serving in the campaigns in France Alexander commanded British and Allied forces in the victorious Africa and Italy. At war's end he was Supreme Allied Commander, and took the unconditional surrender of all German forces in Italy.
2 de jul. de 2018 · O marechal de campo Harold Alexander foi um dos principais comandantes britânicos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e um veterano da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Leia mais neste artigo.
He later became General Dwight Eisenhower's deputy and the highest ranking British in the theater. During his tenure under Eisenhower, he earned the Supreme Commander's utmost respect; "I regarded Alexander as Britain's outstanding soldier in the field of strategy", the American said.
