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	Oliver Leese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oliver Leese (right) with Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.
		Leese attended Eton College and when the First World War broke out he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards.
		Leese was commander of the Eighth Army during the Battle of Monte Cassino.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_Leese (295 words)

	Leese, Oliver William Hargreaves - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Leese, Oliver William Hargreaves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		For a long time, he served under Montgomery, in the British Expeditionary Force in France (1939–40), in the Eighth Army in the Western Desert, and during the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943.
		After service in World War I, Leese was appointed deputy chief of the general staff of the BEF in 1940, and a divisional commander.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Leese,+Oliver+William+Hargreaves (214 words)

	Perspective UK North
		Leese had commanded one of the most controversial attacks of the war against the monastery at Monte Cassino, near Cassino in Italy.
		Leese took it upon himself to guide the digit, having some knowledge of where it was going, and I heaved about in support.
		Oliver Leese brought out his books on cacti, signing a copy for me but not for the photographer, which was only right, and all passed into memory.
	www.northtrek.plus.com /oliver_leese.html (909 words)

	Oliver Leese
		Oliver Leese was born in London on 26th October, 1884.
		Leese remained in the British Army and became commander of the Coldstream Guards.
		Leese served under General Bernard Montgomery in North Africa and took part in the successful El Alamein campaign against General Erwin Rommel and the Deutsches Afrika Korps.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWleese.htm (291 words)

	British Eighth Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Command of the Eighth Army was given to Lieutenant General Oliver Leese.
		During the stalemate on the Winter Line, in early 1944, the Eighth Army was removed from the shore of the Adriatic Sea to concentrate all forces, except the British V Corps, on the western side of the Apennines in order to punch through to Rome.
		During October, Leese was reassigned to South East Asia Command, and Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery replaced him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Eighth_Army (931 words)

	BRITISHPATHE.COM \| GENERAL SIR OLIVER LEESE'S CACTI \| 71.10
		M/S of General Sir Oliver Leese in his study dictating a letter to his secretary, Rosemary Jennet.
		M/S of Sir Oliver walking past a long row of assorted cacti growing in a large green house, part of his cacti farm.
		According to the narrator Sir Oliver is "one of the country's foremost authorities" on cacti and succulents.
	www.britishpathe.com /thumb_pf.php?id=1125 (1098 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Leese and Sir Harold Alexander considered the Canadians among their very best troops and assigned them a vital role, but neither British officer had confidence in the tactical abilities of General Tommy Burns, commanding officer of I Canadian Corps.
		Not only was Leese still banking on breaking out through a corps beginning to founder [British V Corps], but he made no effort on September 1 to move 1st Armoured Division rapidly north from its holding position to where it could enter any breach that was opened.
		By 7 September it had become clear to Oliver Leese that the concurrent Eighth Army attacks by the Canadians and British V Corps on their left were stalled.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/031221.shtml (5372 words)

	Autographs, signed photographs and letters from AMI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		LEESE, Oliver (1894-1978) British Soldier of World War II, succeeded Montgomery as Commander of the Eighth Army.
		Leese states that he has just received his correspondent’s letter, ‘It arrived today - when we had the wonderful news that the war is over.
		Leese thanks his correspondent for her letter and adds that he is glad his present had been enjoyed.
	www.ami-autographs.com /ww2allies.htm (3068 words)

	The Winchester Star-Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Oliver was born Dec. 31, 1936, in Warren County, the son of Ida Revells and Marion R. Oliver.
		Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Tracy Oliver Poland of Front Royal; two brothers, James C. Oliver of Warrenton and Marion E. Oliver of Virginia; five sisters, Lucy Foster of Flint Hill, Helen Linaburg of Winchester, Betty Lowery of Stephens City, Shirley Braithwaite of Cross Junction, and Eleanor Knight of Berryville; and a grandson.
		Surviving are his wife, Martha Lee Hersberger Leese; two daughters, Regina L. Baldin of Winchester and Rita G. Beeman of Ridgeley; two brothers; a sister; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
	www.winchesterstar.com /thewinchesterstar/001125/Obituaries.asp (922 words)

	Gemmano 1944. Part 1 : the Gothic Line and the Operation Olive
		This plan was rejected by the British commander of the 8th Army, General Oliver Leese, who did not want to fight alongside General Mark W. Clark, commander of the American 5th Army.
		In addition, Leese had the X British Corps of General McCreery along the high Tiber valley; this Corps, however, was only marginally involved in the operations.
		Leese decided it was time for a decisive attack to Coriano (the first battle for Coriano had been won, on Sept.5, by the Germans).
	members.tripod.com /aries46/gemmoliv.htm (2290 words)

	US art find sparks local history search
		Sir William Leese, Bart., presiding over the fete, recorded its deep sense of gratitude to Mr Mallett for his untiring efforts without which they feel that no entertainment at North Mimms can possibly succeed.
		A year later all the women who had worked on the land were told to give their names to Lady Leese of Welham Manor so that they could be presented with a stripe for their uniforms.
		Sir William Leese, of Welham Lodge, it is remembered, would send home a haunch of venison "to be shared among his neighbours in St. Paul’s Cottages," Mr.
	www.brookmans.com /news/november02/leese.shtml (760 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Battle of Monte Cassino - A1057664 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Allies: General Oliver Leese's 8th Army (consisting of 5th Corps, 10th Corps and 13th Corps); General Mark Clark's US 5th Army (consisting of 2nd Corps and the British 10th Corps, supported by 6th Corps)
		The abbey had been evacuated by the Germans following the Allied landings; both the Germans and the Allies had assured the Vatican that it would not be put to military use or attacked.
		In December 1943 General Bernard Montgomery returned to Britain in preparation for the Normandy landings; his place as commander of the 8th Army was taken by General Oliver Leese.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1057664 (857 words)

	Intelligence and Operational Support for the Anti-Nazi Resistance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		By dawn on 21 September, the US 350th and 351st Regiments were advancing up narrow mountain trails through intermittent rain and fog to attack Monte Battaglia, the last remaining obstacle.
		On the Adriatic front, just as Leese's Eighth Army was on the verge of a similar vital breakthrough, Leese made an error in judgment as disastrous as Clark's.
		Leese's infantry and armor on the plain floundered in a sea of mud.
	www.cia.gov /csi/studies/spring98/OSS.html (5128 words)

	WWII Chapter 19
		Camouflage assumed a new importance as the vast dumps of fuel and stores near the coast were concealed from prying Axis eyes.
		Meanwhile the 7th Armoured Division and XXX Corps had new commanders - Major-General Harding and Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese respectively - and a far tougher intensive training programme than they had previously experienced.
		A third Corps - X Corps - had been formed under Lieutenant-General Lumsden with the specific brief to pursue the enemy once the artillery and infantry had created a breach in the line.
	www.whatifyou.com /ww2memorial/wwii__chapter_19.htm (2174 words)

	Battle of Monte Cassino
		So called Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino was fought by polish 2nd Polish Corps under gen. Wladyslaw Anders (may 11-19).
		First assault (may 11-12) brought heavy losses but also allowed the british 8 Army (gen. sir Oliver Leese) to break through german lines in the Liri river valley below the monastery.
		Second assault (may 17-19 pushed the german 1st Para Division out of its' positions on the hills surrounding the monastery and the latter got almost surrounded.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/b/ba/battle_of_monte_cassino.shtml (282 words)

	North Apennines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Sir Oliver Leese's larger Eighth Army, consisting of the Polish 2 Corps (two divisions), the Canadian 1 Corps (two divisions), the British 5 Corps (six divisions), the British 10 Corps (two divisions), and the British 13 Corps (three divisions), held the line from the Florence area to just south of Fano on the Adriatic coast.
		Soon after British forces reached the Arno River on 4 August 1944, General Leese, noting the Eighth Army's armor superiority and the Fifth Army's loss of seven divisions, including the experienced mountain troops of the French Expeditionary Corps, recommended that his force attack up the Adriatic coast to Rimini.
		Success appeared problematic, considering the high casualties suffered during prior operations that were similar and the difficulties encountered with supply lines that stretched over rugged terrain, which was adversely affected by wintry weather.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/nap/72-34.htm (7528 words)

	Civil Affairs + Military Government • Venezia Giulia
		The Fifth Army was commanded until Dec 44 by Lt Gen Mark W Clark, and then by Lt Gen Lucien K Truscott Jr.
		The Eighth Army was commanded until Oct 44 by Gen Sir Oliver Leese, and then by Gen Sir Richard L McCreery.
		You know the rest of the drill: three or four levels of General Officers, three or four levels of lesser Officers, the Sergeants, the Corporal, and finally yourself: cold, wet, dirty, tired, and sore of foot.
	www.milhist.net /amg/komer.html (843 words)

	8th Army: Deeds and Dates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The battle of Ortona, fought and won by the Canadians, began on December 21 and ended on December 28.
		On December 31, 1943, Lt.-Gen. Sir Oliver Leese took over the Eighth Army from Gen. Montgomery.
		The battle of Orsogna, on the inland sector, began on December 23 and ended on January 17, 1944.
	www.warlinks.com /pages/8thdeeds.html (1722 words)

	Alibris: Leese
		Also included are the modelling and efficient solution of network design problems, which are becoming increasingly important in wireless...
		by Leese, Socie, Society of Automotive Engineers Fatigue Design and Evaluation Committee
		Out of step : events in the two lives of an anti-Jewish camel-doctor.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Leese (515 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Battle for the Gothic Line - A1121022
		Allies: General Oliver Leese and Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery's 8th Army (consisting of 5th Corps, 10th Corps, 2nd Polish Corps and 1st Canadian Corps); General Mark Clark's US 5th Army (consisting of 2nd Corps, 4th Corps and the British 13th Corps)
		That month, McCreery replaced Leese, who left for Burma.
		In December, the 8th Army made a final push north and west, then dug in for the winter.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1121022 (469 words)

	The Second World War Experience Centre - El Alamein and Torch Landings 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Plan relied on a night assault with moonlight to see the extensive minefields, so the date was fixed for 23/24 October.
		Lt General Montgomery decided that the Axis forces would be attacked simultaneously on both flanks, with the major assault by XXX Corps in the north, under Lt General Oliver Leese and diversionary attacks in the south by Lt General Brian Horrocks' XIII Corps.
		XXX Corps would force two corridors through the minefields to allow X Corps, commanded by Lt Gen Lumsden, to pass through and hold off the Axis armour.
	www.war-experience.org /history/anniversary/alameintorch42 (606 words)

	Polish II Corps - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		However, the British command never agreed to incorporate the Polish exiled Air force to be joined with the Corps.
		Image:Poles Phantom Hill.jpg In 1944 the Corps was transferred from Egypt to Italy, where it became an independent part of the British Eighth Army under General Oliver Leese.
		During 1944-1945 the Corps fought on the Italian front, most notably during the Battle of Monte Cassino and the battles of Ancona and Bologna.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/2nd_Polish_Corps (758 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Poles at Cassino (5/11-5/18 1944) - Feb. 12th, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The British 13th, however, ran into formidable resistance and did not reach the line of Matronola-Casa Petrarcone until May 13th and did not reach the highway and Pignataro area until the evening of May 15th.
		Casualties were heavy and General Leese committed the 78th Division, until then in reserve, directly into the battle.
		It was decided not to recommit the Polish troops until the 78th Division had engaged the enemy.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1076550/posts?page=211 (3577 words)

	Desert Plants: Cacti and Succulents in the Wild and in Cultivation - LEESE, OLIVER AND MARGARET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Desert Plants: Cacti and Succulents in the Wild and in Cultivation - LEESE, OLIVER AND MARGARET
		LEESE, OLIVER AND MARGARET Desert Plants: Cacti and Succulents in the Wild and in Cultivation
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	www.antiqbook.com /boox/hyd/14088.shtml (101 words)

	Rome_Arno
		Sir Oliver Leese, would support these operations by crossing the Sangro River and capturing Pescara, further tying down the enemy.
		His concern was exacerbated by the fact that the Gothic Line was not scheduled for completion until December 1944.
		Yet late in July and early in August Alexander, Clark, and Leese called a halt in offensive operations to allow Allied units, many of which had been in continuous action since May, to rest, refit, and prepare for a late-summer assault on the Gothic Line.
	www.488thportbattalion.org /Rome_Arno.html (8320 words)

	The Invasion of France - The Churchill Centre
		Churchill's statement that fighting was taking place in Caen was, however incorrect.
		The House should, I think, take formal cognisance of the liberation of Rome by the Allied Armies under the Command of General Alexander, with General Clark of the United States Service and General Oliver Leese in command of the fifth and Eighth Armies respectively.
		This is a memorable and glorious event, which rewards the intense fighting of the last five months in Italy.
	www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=425 (1511 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		General Montgomery, who returned to the United Kingdom to command the Twenty-first Army Group, was succeeded by Lt. Gen.
		Sir Oliver Leese in command of the Eighth Army.
		During the late fall and winter the battlefront remained generally inactive, but the Allies made some progress on their right along the Adriatic coast.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_8.html (12575 words)

	Chapter 17. Rock. History of the AFS, 1920-1955. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		At the end of October there were considerable changes in the higher appointments of the theatre and the reorganization of the areas of command into the China and India-Burma theatres.
		This was followed on 12 November by a reorganization of 11 Army Group as Allied Land Forces, South East Asia (ALFSEA), under the command of Lt.-Gen. Sir Oliver Leese.
		The administrative levels of the vast area remained numerous, with the India command in New Delhi always to be reckoned with.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/library/Rock/R20.html (22937 words)

	Extracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		independent infantry Brigade was formed in 1940 under the command of Brigadier Sir Oliver Leese, hence the white “ O “
		The following year Brigadier Leese was succeeded by Brigadier J.M.L. Grover who moved to command 2
		Extract from a tribute to “The Soldier” by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Bt KCB CBE DSO.
	www.burmastar.org.uk /extracts.htm (6534 words)

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