Neil Ritchie
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Neil Ritchie was a British Army general best known for commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ritchie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military leadership
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Neil ⓘ |
| hasRole |
army commander
ⓘ
field commander ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableCommand | Eighth Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | Commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa during the Second World War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the Eighth Army in North Africa ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
North African campaign
ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert campaign
|
| partOf | British Army general staff ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Eighth Army
ⓘ
General officer in the British Army ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (exact value not known) ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
North African campaign
ⓘ
Western Desert ⓘ |
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