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  Claude Auchinleck
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, The Auk, (June 21, 1884 - 1981) was a British army commander during World War II.
During World War II Auchinleck was given command of the Allied forces in Norway in May 1940.
Initial success at to El Agheila (January 1942) was followed by defeat by Rommel at Bir Hacheim (June 1942), Auchinleck retreated his forces 400km back into Egypt and Tobruk[?] fell on June 21 but the German advance was halted at the First Battle of El Alamein by the Eighth Army.
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  Claude Auchinleck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claude Auchinleck was a career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, where he developed a love of the country and an affinity for the ordinary soldiers under his command.
Auchinleck withdrew his forces 400km back into Egypt; Tobruk (which was of great political significance to Winston Churchill but of limited military importance to Auchinleck) fell on 21 June.
Auchinleck's reputation (along with that of many other officers) subsequently suffered unfairly at the hands of the Montgomery publicity machine, a disservice that was repeated by Churchill in his own war memoirs.
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 Claude Auchinleck
During World War II Auchinleck was given command of the Allied forces in Norway in May 1940.
Auchinleck withdrew his forces 400km back into Egypt; Tobruk fell on 21 June but the German/Italian advance was halted at the First Battle of El Alamein by the Eighth Army.
Auchinleck's reputation subsequently suffered unfairly at the hands of the Montgomery publicity machine: Montgomery launched his El Alamein offensive even later than the date proposed by Auchinleck while still in command.
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Auchinleck was a career soldier who spent of his military career in India where he developed a love of country and an affinity for the ordinary under his command.
Auchinleck his forces 400km back into Egypt; Tobruk (which was of great political significance Winston Churchill but of limited military importance to fell on 21 June.
Auchinleck was by Churchill in August 1942 almost certainly he refused to be bullied by Churchill ordering a major offensive before he and troops were properly prepared.
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Claude Auchinleck was a career soldierwho spent much of his military career in India, where he developed a love of the countryand an affinity for the ordinary soldiers under his command.
Auchinleck withdrew his forces400km back into Egypt; Tobruk (which was of great political significance to Winston Churchill but of limited military importance to Auchinleck) fellon 21 June.
Auchinleck's reputation (along with that of many other officers) subsequently suffered unfairly at the hands ofthe Montgomery publicity machine, a disservice that was repeated by Churchill in his own war memoirs.
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 WW2DB: Claude Auchinleck
Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, "the Auk", was born in Aldershot to a poor family.
Auchinleck attempted to reorganize the infantry units to fight in a more coordinated fashion with the armored units, but only achieving limited success.
Auchinleck's reputation suffered neededlessly at the hands of the Montgomery publicity machine after the personnel change, however, he was still considered by Rommel as one of the greatest generals that the German had ever faced in war.
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 Claude Auchinleck - Wikipedia
Feltmarskalk Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (født 21.
Auchinleck overtok kommandoen mens de britiske styrkene sto inne i Libya ved Al Agheila (januar 1942) men de ble tvunget på retrett tilbake til Egypt av Rommels styrker.
Dette nektet Auchinleck å utføre før hans styrker var klar til en slik operasjon.
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 Auchinleck, Sir Claude John Eyre @AryanaSite.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Auchinleck, Sir Claude John Eyre (1884-1981), English field marshal.
Auchinleck was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst, after which he joined the 62nd Punjab Regiment.
Auchinleck was replaced by General Alexander in 1942.
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 Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Auchinleck, Sir Claude John Eyre, 1884-1981, British field marshal.
In World War II he commanded briefly (1940) at Narvik, Norway, then in building defenses in England and in India (1940-41).
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 Claude Auchinleck
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE The Auk, (June 21 1884 - 1981) was a British army commander during World War II.
Auchinleck withdrew his forces 400km back into Egypt; Tobruk (which was of great political significance to Churchill but of limited military importance to Auchinleck) fell on 21 June.
Churchill offered Auchinleck command of Allied Forces in Persia and the Middle East (this having been hived off Alexander's command), but the Auk declined this post.
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Initial success at El Agheila (January 1942) was followed by defeat by Colonel-General (later Field Marshal) Erwin (German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)) Rommel at Bir Hacheim (June 1942).
Auchinleck withdrew his forces 400km back into Egypt; (Click link for more info and facts about Tobruk) Tobruk (which was of great political significance to (British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)) Winston Churchill but of limited military importance to Auchinleck) fell on 21 June.
Instead he returned to India, where he spent almost a year "unemployed" before in 1943 becoming again C-in-C of the Indian Army, Wavell meanwhile having been appointed (Governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign) Viceroy.
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Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, "the Auk", was born in Aldershot to a poor family.
Auchinleck attempted to reorganize the infantry units to fight in a more coordinated fashion with the armored units, but only achieving limited success.
Auchinleck's reputation suffered neededlessly at the hands of the Montgomery publicity machine after the personnel change, however, he was still considered by Rommel as one of the greatest generals that the German had ever faced in war.
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Auchinleck was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst, after which he...
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 Exordio - Segunda Guerra Mundial - General Claude Auchinleck
Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, nació en Aldershot, Ulster el 21 de junio de 1884.
Una vez al frente de Auchinleck le criticó su falta de decisión para arremeter con todo y expulsar a los alemanes de África, decidiendo reemplazar a Auchinleck por el General William Gott, quien falleció en un accidente mientras viajaba a Egipto.
Auchinleck abandonó India antes de su independencia y regresó a Londres donde ocupó varios cargos administrativos hasta su retiro en 1968 cuando pasó a la vida civil en Marrakech.
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General Auchinleck was C-in-C based in Cairo, with responsibility not just for North Africa but also for Iran Persia and the Middle East; the British Eighth Army Eighth Army confronting the Afrika Korps German Afrika Corps and the Italian Army was commanded successively by Generals Sir Alan Cunningham and Sir Neil Ritchie.
Churchill offered Auchinleck command of Allied Forces in Iran Persia and the Middle East (this having been hived off Alexander's command), but the Auk declined this post, possibly as it was held by his Indian Army friend and colleague General Sir Edward Quinan.
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Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, British And Irish History, Biographies
Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck[Ar O´´kinlek´, O´´khin–] Pronunciation Key, 1884–1981, British field marshal.
In World War II he commanded briefly (1940) at Narvik, Norway, then in building defenses in England and in India (1940–41).
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Claude John Eyre Auchinleck was born at Aldershot on 21 June 1884, the son of a colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery.
Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, Auchinleck was recalled from the Meerut District to Britain to form, train and command 4th Corps in readiness for war in France and promoted to Lieutenant-General.
In January 1941 Auchinleck was sent to India, with the rank of General and a knighthood to succeed General Cassels as Commander in Chief of the Indian Army.
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After the fall of Norway, in July 1940 he became briefly General Officer Commanding-in-Chief,Southern Command, and then Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
Churchill offered Auchinleck command of Allied Forces in Persia and the Middle East (this having been hived off Alexander'scommand), but the Auk declined this post.
In retirement, the Auk moved to Marrakesh, where he lived quietly in a modest flat for many years,befriended and cared for by Corporal Malcolm James Millward BEM, a serving soldier of the 3rd Battalion The Queen's Regiment, upuntil the death of Sir Claude in 1981.
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 Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Auchinleck, Sir Claude John Eyre (1884–1981) British field-marshal.
He served with distinction in World War I. He commanded the land forces at Narvik in the ineffectual Norwegian campaign in April–May 1940, was commander-in-chief in India (1940–41) and from mid-1941 he commanded in North Africa.
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 Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE, Commander in Chief India
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE, Supreme Commander in India and Pakistan
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 Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck GCB GCIE CSI DSO OBE
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck GCB GCIE CSI DSO OBE
Born in Aldershot at No. 89 Victoria Road in June 1884, Auchinleck became General Officer Commanding in the Middle East and later in India.
This page was last updated by Museums and Archives, Recreation and Heritage 03 April 2006.
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