Richard O'Connor

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Richard O'Connor was a British Army general best known for leading the highly successful Western Desert campaign against Italian forces in North Africa during the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
general
human
military leader
areaOfActivity North Africa
Western Desert
conflict North African campaign
surface form: "Western Desert campaign"

World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
era 20th century
World War II era
ethnicGroup British
familyName O'Connor
gender male
givenName Richard NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank general
movement North African campaign
notableAchievement defeat of Italian forces in Cyrenaica
rapid advance in North Africa during early World War II
notableFor highly successful early World War II operations in the Western Desert
leading British forces against Italian Army in North Africa
tactical and operational skill in desert warfare
occupation military commander
soldier
role commander of British forces in Western Desert

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bardia commander Richard O'Connor
Battle of Nibeiwa commander Richard O'Connor
Italian invasion of Egypt commander Richard O'Connor
Operation Compass commander Richard O'Connor
Compass commander Richard O'Connor
subject surface form: "Operation Compass"
Operation Goodwood commander Richard O'Connor
this entity surface form: "Richard O’Connor"
Goodwood commander Richard O'Connor
subject surface form: "Operation Goodwood"
this entity surface form: "Richard O’Connor"
Battle of Sidi Barrani hasCommander Richard O'Connor
Cyrenaica campaign notableCommander Richard O'Connor
Eighth Army notableCommander Richard O'Connor