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Auchinleck, Claude (1884–1981). British general and field marshal. Originally an officer in the Indian army, Auchinleck succeeded Wavell as commander-in-chief, Middle East, in July 1941. On 17 November the 8th Army, under Alan Cunningham, attacked westward into Cyrenaica.
2 de jun. de 2023 · Claude John Eyre Auchinleck was born in Aldershot on 21 June 1884. He was the eldest son of Colonel John Claude Alexander Auchinleck, Royal Horse Artillery and Mary Eleanor, daughter of John Eyre. Claude Auchinleck, like many of the senior officers in the British army in the Second World War, most notably, Field Marshals Harold Alexander, Alan ...
13 de set. de 2015 · Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck fu un generale britannico (Aldershot 21 giugno 1884. Marrakech 23 marzo 1981) Nel 1940 Auchinleck, con pochissime forze a disposizione conquistò Narvik in Norvegia, mettendosi poi in risalto a capo del Quinto Corpo e in seguito domando una pericolosa sedizione in Iraq.
Claude Auchinleck while Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. Promoted to full general on 26 December 1940, Auchinleck was recalled to India in January 1941 to become Commander-in-Chief, India in which position he also was appointed to the Executive Council of the Governor-General of India and appointed ADC General to the King which ceremonial position he held until after the end of the War.
25 de mar. de 1981 · Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, the World War II general dismissed by Winston Churchill because he refused an order to counterattack German troops, died yesterday in Marrakesh, Morocco, in ...
Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, surnommé The Auk, né le 21 juin 1884 et décédé le 23 mars 1981, est un général britannique durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il reçoit plusieurs médailles et titres : l' Ordre du Bain , l' Ordre de l'Empire des Indes , l'Ordre de l'étoile de l'Inde, l' Ordre du Service distingué et l' Ordre de l'Empire britannique .
Claude Auchinleck. Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), nicknamed "The Auk", was a British army commander during World War II. He was a career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, where he developed a love of the country and a lasting affinity for the ...
