8th Army

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British Army formation field army

The 8th Army was a major British field army of the Second World War, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the Battle of El Alamein.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → field army →
alliedWith	Commonwealth forces → Free French forces → United States Army →
campaign	Italian campaign → Sicily campaign → Tunisia campaign → Western Desert campaign →
commander	Alan Cunningham → Bernard Montgomery → Claude Auchinleck → Neil Ritchie → Oliver Leese → Richard McCreery →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbanded	post-Second World War →
formedIn	Middle East →
formedOn	1941-09-26 →
includedFormation	1st South African Division → 2nd New Zealand Division → 4th Indian Division → 7th Armoured Division → 8th Indian Division → British I Corps → British V Corps → British XIII Corps → British XXX Corps → Canadian I Corps → X Corps (British Army) →
initialCommander	Alan Cunningham →
nickname	Desert Rats (informal association with Western Desert Force and 7th Armoured Division) →
notableBattle	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of Gazala → First Battle of El Alamein → Italian mainland campaign → Operation Crusader → Second Battle of El Alamein → Tunisian campaign →
notableCommander	Bernard Montgomery →
notableFor	victory at Second Battle of El Alamein →
opponent	German Afrika Korps → Italian Army in North Africa →
partOf	British Army →
role	principal British field army in North Africa →
successor	British Army of the Rhine (as main British field force in Europe) →
theatre	Italian campaign → North African campaign →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) →	alsoKnownAs
Operation Crusader ("Eighth Army") →	involvedUnit
British XXX Corps ("Eighth Army") →	partOf