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Earl Alexander of Tunis, KG, GCB, GCMG, CSI, GCVO, DSO, MC (* 10. Dezember 1891 in London; † 16. Juni 1969 in Slough) war britischer Feldmarschall. Er kämpfte im Ersten Weltkrieg, im Lettischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, im West-, im Burma-, im Afrika- und im Italienfeldzug.
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG, GCB, OM, GCMG, CSI, DSO, MC, CD, PC (Can), PC, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) [3] was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. In addition, following the end of his military career, he served as Governor ...
After the war he was named governor-general of Canada (1946–52); as a member of Winston Churchill’s Conservative government, he served as minister of defense (1952–54) until his retirement. He was knighted in 1942 and made Viscount Alexander of Tunis in 1946 and an earl in 1952.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In February 1943 Alexander became commander of the 18th Army Group under Eisenhower. He reorganized his allied force and directed the defeat of the German and Italian forces in Tunisia taking a quarter of a million prisoners. The campaign in Sicily followed. Alexander's two armies, Montgomery's Eighth Army
Der Titel wurde am 14. März 1952 für den britischen Feldmarschall Harold Alexander, 1. Viscount Alexander of Tunis geschaffen, anlässlich seines Ausscheidens aus dem Amt des Generalgouverneurs von Kanada. Dieser war im Zweiten Weltkrieg Oberbefehlshaber der britischen Truppen in Nordafrika gewesen.
Harold Earl Alexander of Tunis britischer Feldmarschall; Verteidigungsminister 1952-1954; Generalgouverneur nach Kanada 1946-1952; hatte im Zweiten Weltkrieg großen Anteil an der Zurückdrängung der deutschen Truppen aus Nordafrika, Sizilien und Süditalien
14. Jan. 2008 · Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, army officer, governor general (b at London, Eng 10 Dec 1891; d at Slough, Eng 16 June 1969). The last British governor general of Canada (1946-52) was born into the Irish aristocracy.
