British Eighth Army

Army · United Kingdom · September 26, 1941 – July 29, 1945

British and Commonwealth army that fought the desert war from Operation Crusader to Tunisia, under Bernard Montgomery from August 1942, and then in Sicily and Italy.

Recorded for Western Desert campaign.

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Served with

15th Army Group July 10, 1943 – May 2, 1945

Attached units 1

Polish II Corps February 1, 1944 – May 2, 1945

Engagements 6

Western Desert campaign June 11, 1940 – February 4, 1943
Second Battle of El Alamein October 23 – November 11, 1942
Tunisian campaign November 17, 1942 – May 13, 1943
Battle of Monte Cassino January 17 – May 18, 1944
Operation Olive August 25 – December 31, 1944
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy April 6 – May 2, 1945

Movements

November 18, 1941 Operation Crusader (Western Desert campaign) · map
December 10, 1941 Tobruk relieved · map
January 6, 1942 Agedabia · map
February 6, 1942 The Gazala line · map
June 14, 1942 Retreats into Egypt · map
July 1, 1942 Holds at El Alamein · map
October 23, 1942 Second Alamein (Second Battle of El Alamein) · map
November 13, 1942 Tobruk retaken · map
November 20, 1942 Benghazi · map
January 23, 1943 Tripoli taken · map
March 20, 1943 Attacks the Mareth line (Tunisian campaign) · map
April 13, 1943 Before Enfidaville · map
July 10, 1943 Lands in Sicily · map
September 3, 1943 Crosses into Italy at Reggio · map
November 28, 1943 Crosses the Sangro · map
December 28, 1943 Ortona taken · map
May 18, 1944 Monte Cassino · map
June 4, 1944 Up the Liri valley · map
August 4, 1944 Florence · map
September 21, 1944 Rimini taken (Operation Olive) · map
December 16, 1944 Faenza · map
April 18, 1945 Argenta gap (Spring 1945 offensive in Italy) · map
May 2, 1945 – July 29, 1945 Italy: the German surrender · map

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