Major-General Neil Ritchie
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Major-General Neil Ritchie was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, best known for commanding the Eighth Army in North Africa during the early stages of the Western Desert Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major-General Neil Ritchie canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
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Military Cross ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | War Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRankAtTimeOfEvent | Major-General during command of Eighth Army ⓘ |
| hasRole |
army commander
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staff officer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General
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Major-General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
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various British Army formations in both World Wars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert Campaign
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controversial leadership during the Gazala battles ⓘ service in the North African campaign of the Second World War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of Eighth Army in North Africa ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Tobruk
NERFINISHED
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North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Gazala NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eighth Army (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of Eighth Army ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (unspecified) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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