Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh
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Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh was a British Army officer best known for commanding the famed "Desert Rats" of the 7th Armoured Division during the early North African campaigns of the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh canonical | 2 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Creagh ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| nickname | O’Moore Creagh ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
7th Armoured Division
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Desert Rats ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the Desert Rats in early North African campaigns of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld | General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (exact value not provided) ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
North African campaign
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Western Desert ⓘ |
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