Richard McCreery
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General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery, was a career soldier of the British Army, who was decorated for leading one of the last cavalry actions in the First World War. During the Second World War, he was
Sir Richard McCreery as a lieutenant-general, pictured here in October 1944 in Italy after taking command of the Eighth Army
From left to right, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, American Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers and Lieutenant General R. L. McCreery at Eighth Army Tactical Headquarters.
McCreery as the Eighth Army commander at TAC Eighth Army HQ, Italy, 1 October 1944.
Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Nye, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff (VCIGS) with Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg (left) and Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreery (right) at Forli airfield, Italy during a flying visit to the Eighth Army, March 1945.
X Corps (United Kingdom)
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X Corps was a corps of the British Army that served in the First World War on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. The corps was re-formed in 1942 during the Second World War and saw serv
British infantry crossing the River Garigliano in assault boats, Italy, 18 January 1944.
