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Born August 11, 1892 • Russian Empire
Died May 12, 1970 (aged 77) • London • England
Role In North Africa campaigns • World War II
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Alphonse Juin
French general
Władysław Sikorski
Władysław Sikorski
Polish statesman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
George S. Patton
George Patton
American military officer
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal
Bernard Law Montgomery
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery
British military commander
Omar Bradley
Omar Bradley
American military officer
World War II: liberation of Paris
Jacques-Philippe Leclerc
French general
Mark Clark
Mark Clark
American military officer
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander
British general
Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
British field marshal
Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham
Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham
British army officer
Lemnitzer, Lyman
Lyman Lemnitzer
American military officer
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Marie-Pierre Koenig
French military officer
Sir Claude Auchinleck stands outdoors in military uniform with medals and shoulder insignia visible, looking toward the camera.
Claude Auchinleck
British general
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Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson
British field marshal
Giraud, Henri
Henri Giraud
French military officer
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Rodolfo Graziani, marquess di Neghelli
Italian military officer
St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe
St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe
Polish martyr
Frank, Hans
Hans Frank
German politician and jurist

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