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Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck

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Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Aldershot, Rushmoor Borough, Hampshire, England
Death
23 Mar 1981 (aged 96)
Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco
Burial
Casablanca, Grand Casablanca, Morocco GPS-Latitude: 33.57901, Longitude: -7.57585
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British Army Field Marshal. During World War II he opened the 1941 North African campaign that led to the defeat of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. After winning the first battle of El Alamein, he was relieved of his command for refusing to counterattack Rommel west of Cairo, Egypt.
British Army Field Marshal. During World War II he opened the 1941 North African campaign that led to the defeat of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. After winning the first battle of El Alamein, he was relieved of his command for refusing to counterattack Rommel west of Cairo, Egypt.


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