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Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1.º Conde Alexander de Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PCc (Londres, 10 de dezembro de 1891 — Slough, 16 de junho de 1969) foi um comandante militar e marechal de campo britânico [1] de descendência anglo-irlandesa que serviu com distinção em ambas as guerras mundiais e, depois ...
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Harold Macmillan
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG, GCB, OM, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC, CD, PC (Can), PC, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars.
- "Alex"
- Field Marshal
- 1911–1946
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.
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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.
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- “Unfathomable Enigma”
- “Soothing Reassurances”
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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. After the war, Churchill declared Alexander “the best we ha...
Alexander briefly led the Baltische Landeswehr, a brigade-sized formation that helped secure Latvian independence. Taking command in July 1919, he purged it of German natives, who favored regaining their prewar overlordship. In 1934, he led the Nowshera Brigade in India’s Peshawar District. He fought in two frontier wars including a Mohmand campaig...
Promoted to Major-General in 1937, Alexander commanded the First Division in France in the opening stages of the Second World War. After the retreat to Dunkirk, he replaced Lord Gort, commanding the final rearguard, on 31 May 1940. Gort, commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, had been ordered home to avoid having him taken prisoner....
Churchill’s orders to Alexander in North Africa were crisp but not limited: (1) Your prime and main duty will be to take or destroy at the earliest opportunity the German-Italian army commanded by Field-Marshal Rommel, together with all its supplies and establishments in Egypt and Libya. (2) You will discharge, or cause to be discharged, such other...
The Casablanca Conference in January 1943 reorganized the Allied command structure. American Dwight Eisenhowerbecame Commander-in-Chief with Alexander as his deputy and commander of the 18th Army Group. He soon overran Tunisia, capturing 248,000 prisoners during the final days of the campaign. Then he conducted the amphibious invasion of Sicily, ta...
Alexander has been called “one of the most modest and unassuming generals ever to hold high command in the war.” Unlike Montgomery or Mark Clark, Alexander avoided the limelight and disliked publicity or the “trappings of high command.” He did not travel around the Allied lines with an entourage; often he was accompanied only by his driver. On one ...
Winston Churchill found Alexander smiling and debonair as usual. On 26 August, six hours after the attack started, Alexander took Churchill and a small party forward. Any thought of keeping the 69-year old prime minister away from danger was apparently discounted. They motored to “a high outstanding rock pinnacle, upon the top of which a church and...
In November 1944 Alexander was promoted to field marshal and Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean. Churchill antedated his promotion to June 1944 to maintain seniority over Montgomery, who had made field marshal in September. Soon after, a crisis erupted in Athens as communist partisans attempted to seize power. He went there with Churchill, and ...
Churchill was well aware of Alexander’s limitations, if for no other reason than Brooke, no doubt, recited them in detail. Nonetheless, he trusted Alexander and thought him a great commander. He certainly spared Alexander the criticism and pressure he heaped on other generals. In the PM’s eyes, Alexander could little wrong. Only very rarely did the...
From 1946 to 1952 Alexander served as Governor-General of Canada. The last British Governor-General, he was a great success in the ceremonial position. In February 1952, he was summoned by Churchill to become Minister of Defence in Churchill’s government. He accepted despite a dislike for politics and thinking himself ill-suited to the job. But as ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Harold Alexander, a British field marshal who fought in both world wars and commanded the Allied forces in North Africa and Italy. Discover how Churchill admired his bravery, charm and leadership skills in this article by Bradley P. Tolppanen.
2 de jul. de 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Sir Harold Alexander, a British general who fought in World War I and II. He commanded troops in France, India, North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and was a key ally of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1.º Conde Alexander de Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PCc (Londres, 10 de dezembro de 1891 — Slough, 16 de junho de 1969) foi um comandante militar e marechal de campo britânico [1] de descendência anglo-irlandesa que serviu com distinção em ambas as guerras mundiais e, depois, foi ...
