British Eighth Army

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British Army formation field army

The British Eighth Army was a major field army of the British Army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the victory at El Alamein.

Aliases (3)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → field army →
alliedWith	Australian forces → Free French forces → Greek forces → Indian Army units → New Zealand Division → Polish II Corps → South African forces → United States Army →
commander	Alan Cunningham → Bernard Montgomery → Harold Alexander → Neil Ritchie → Oliver Leese → Richard McCreery →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbanded	post-Second World War →
formed	September 1941 →
formedAt	Middle East →
nickname	Desert Rats (often associated via 7th Armoured Division) →
notableBattle	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of Gazala → First Battle of El Alamein → Italian mainland campaign → Operation Crusader → Operation Lightfoot → Operation Supercharge → Second Battle of El Alamein → Tunisian campaign →
notableFor	victory at El Alamein →
opponent	German Afrika Korps → Italian Army in North Africa →
partOf	British Army →
role	advance into Tunisia → advance up the Italian peninsula → invasion of Sicily → offensive operations in North Africa → pursuit of Axis forces across Libya →
theatre	Italian campaign → Middle East theatre of World War II → North African campaign →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
15th Panzer Division → German-Italian Panzer Army → Italian invasion of Egypt → Panzer Army Africa →	opponent
Italian 1st Army → Italian Ariete Division → Italian XX Motorised Corps →	opposedTo
15th Army Group → Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy → Middle East Command ("Western Desert Force") →	subordinateUnit
Eighth Army → Eighth Army (United Kingdom) →	alsoKnownAs
90th Light Africa Division → DAK →	engagedAgainst
Ariete Armoured Division → Operation Sonnenblume →	opposedBy
7th Armoured Division → Brian Horrocks ("British Eighth Army (as a corps commander in North Africa)") →	partOf
Tobruk →	associatedWith
Desert Fox →	associatedWithOpponents
Battle of the Volturno Line →	belligerent
Tunisian campaign →	combatant
2nd New Zealand Division →	cooperatedWith
Battle of Medenine →	forceInvolved
Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa →	hasComponent
Battle of the Mareth Line →	hasParticipant
Polish II Corps →	higherCommand
Italian invasion of Egypt ("British Western Desert Force") →	involvedForce
Battle of Nibeiwa ("Western Desert Force") →	involvedUnit
Battle of the Mareth Line →	involvesUnit
Richard McCreery →	memberOf
Operation Baytown →	militaryBranch
Operation Compass ("Western Desert Force") →	militaryUnit
Middle East theatre of World War II →	notableUnit
1st South African Division →	operatedUnder
Battle of Medenine →	opponentOf
Operation Slapstick →	plannedBy
Fezzan campaign →	supportedBy
Western Desert →	usedBy