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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) 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.
- 1901–1943
- Field marshal
- 4, including Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell
Vor 2 Tagen · Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (born May 5, 1883, Colchester, Essex, England—died May 24, 1950, London) 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 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Archibald Wavell: Britain's first wartime victor 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.
Archibald Wavell: Hero and Scapegoat. British Army Field Marshal Archibald Wavell commanded Commonwealth Troops in the Desert War and in the China-Burma-India Theater. This article appears in: August 2023.
22. Juli 2021 · Archibald Percival Wavell (1883-1950) is an enigmatic figure among Churchill’s senior military men during the Second World War. Unlike Brooke , Alexander and Montgomery , who rose to the top during the war, Wavell was one of the British Army’s most senior generals when it began.
Wavell preferred a copy of Mallory in his pack; perhaps Arthurian stories inspired his own chivalry. Elevated to the peerage as 1st Earl Wavell in 1943, he served in the House of Lords until his death around seven years later.
