British Eighth Army

Commanders

• Claude Auchinleck 25 Jun 1942 – 13 Aug 1942
• Bernard Montgomery 13 Aug 1942 – 31 Dec 1943
• Oliver Leese 1 Jan 1944 – 1 Oct 1944
• Richard McCreery 1 Oct 1944 – 29 Jul 1945

Positions (approximate)

1. 23 October 1942Second Battle of El Alamein
2. 25 March 1943Mareth Line, Tunisia
3. 10 July 1943Sicily
4. 15 October 1943Termoli, Adriatic coast
5. 20 January 1944Ortona – Sangro
6. 15 September 1944Gothic Line at Rimini
7. 20 April 1945Argenta Gap → Po

Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.

Sources

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   Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

   Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia