Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery

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Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his armoured warfare leadership in Italy and later command of the British Eighth Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Croix de Guerre (France)
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Legion of Merit (United States)
linked to: Legion of Merit

Military Cross
causeOfDeath illness (exact cause not recalled)
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Eton College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
employer British Army
War Office
familyName McCreery
genreOfActivity military strategy
operational command in armoured warfare
givenName Richard
hasGender male
honorificPrefix Lieutenant-General
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank General (acting or temporary at times during WWII)
Lieutenant-General
notableFor armoured warfare leadership in Italy during the Second World War
command of the British Eighth Army
final wartime commander of the British Eighth Army in Europe
notableWork planning and execution of final Eighth Army offensives in Italy
occupation military leader
soldier
partOf Allied Armies in Italy
positionHeld Chief of Staff to General Sir Harold Alexander at Middle East Command
Commander of 8th Armoured Division
Commander of X Corps
Commander of the British Eighth Army
General Officer Commanding Eighth Army in Italy
residence United Kingdom
serviceNumber British Army officer service number (exact value not recalled)
specialization armoured warfare
cavalry and armoured tactics
theatreOfOperations Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African theatre of World War II
Western Front in the First World War
linked to: Western Front
unit 12th Lancers
linked to: 12th Royal Lancers

Royal Armoured Corps
workedUnder Bernard Montgomery
Harold Alexander

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British X Corps notableCommander Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery