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Sir Archibald Wavell. Archibald Percival Wavell, 1. Earl Wavell GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (* 5. Mai 1883 in Colchester; † 24. Mai 1950 in London [1]) war ein britischer Feldmarschall und Vizekönig von Indien.
Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Archibald Percival Wavell (ur. 5 maja 1883, zm. 24 maja 1950) – brytyjski dowódca wojskowy, marszałek polny, dowódca sił Armii Brytyjskiej na Bliskim Wschodzie i w Azji podczas II wojny światowej, Gubernator Generalny i wicekról Indii (1943–1947).
Major Archibald John Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell, MC (11 May 1916 – 24 December 1953) was a British Army officer and peer. He was educated at Winchester College and succeeded his father as Earl Wavell and Viscount Keren of Eritrea in 1950.
During the Second World War, Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell fought a flexible and wide-ranging campaign against the Italians in North Africa. His remarkable triumph over their vastly superior forces was Britain’s first success of the war and paved the way for later victories.
Der Oberkommandierende des Middle East Command Archibald Wavell entschied, seine Kräfte zunächst auf Ostafrika zu konzentrieren. Die italienischen Truppen waren dort einerseits am exponiertesten und stellten andererseits die größte Bedrohung für die britischen Versorgungslinien über den Indischen Ozean und den Suez-Kanal dar.
20. Mai 2024 · Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell was a British field marshal and government administrator whose victories against the Italians in North Africa during the early part of World War II were offset by his inability to defeat the German Afrika Korps under General Erwin Rommel (1941) and his.
