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General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.
Neil Ritchie was a Lieutenant-General who commanded the Eighth Army in North Africa during World War Two until his defeat at the Battle of Gazala.
Neil Ritchie was born in 1897. Educated at Lancing College and Sandhurst Military Academy he was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1914. In the First World War he fought in France and in Mesopotamia where he won the Military Cross in 1918.
Apr 20, 2015 · Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie commanded the British 8th Army during the Battle of Gazala. This battle ended with the loss of Tobruk and Ritchie, along with Claude Auchinleck, bore the brunt of Winston Churchill’s anger – the British Prime Minister called the surrender of Tobruk a “disgrace”.
This time, he walked right into Deputy Commander Middle East General Sir Neil Ritchie. He took this opportunity to explain his idea to create the SAS. General Ritchie was impressed and convinced General Auchinleck, who was just one office door down, to allow David Stirling to form his special unit.
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars.
Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, Commander British Eighth Army (1942). Ritchie was summoned from a staff appointment in Cairo to take command of Britain's most important army in the field against one of the world's best armoured leaders, even though he had never before commanded anything larger than a battalion in action and had no experience ...
General Neil Methuen Ritchie took Cunningham’s place on November 25, still more tanks were brought up, and a fortnight’s resumed pressure constrained Rommel to evacuate Cyrenaica and to retreat to Agedabia.
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until he was dismissed in June 1942 after a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gazala.
