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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, 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
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Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell led an imaginative and flexible campaign against the Italians in North Africa. His triumph over their vastly superior forces was Britain’s first success of the war and paved the way for later victories.
Learn about the life and career of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, who commanded British forces in the Middle East and China-Burma-India during World War II. He faced overwhelming odds, stunning victories, and bitter defeats in a wide range of theaters and conflicts.
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883-1950), was a British general, statesman, and writer. He fought in World War I and World War II, commanded in the Middle East and India, and wrote several books on military history and poetry.
Jul 22, 2021 · Learn about Archibald Wavell, the British Army's most senior general when the war began, who fought in the Middle East and India. Discover his achievements, challenges, and relationship with Churchill in this article by Raymond A. Callahan.
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Jul 16, 2024 · Wavell Collection: xerox copies of papers of Field Marshal Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883-1950), as Viceroy of India 1943-47. Date: 1943-1947
