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Eighth Army

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FoundedSeptember 1941
Battle honour Second Battle of El Alamein
Ceased operations1945
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.
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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.

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