Eighth Army
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Founded | September 1941 |
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Battle honour | Second Battle of El Alamein |
Ceased operations | 1945 |
Notable commanders | Alan Cunningham |
Neil Ritchie | |
Subsidiaries | II Corps |
XXX Corps | |
XIII Corps | |
Engagements | Allied invasion of Sicily |
Italian campaign | |
Western Desert campaign | |
Tunisian Campaign | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1509472 |
About Eighth Army
The Eighth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. Units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Free French Forces, Greece, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.