Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Also known as: Harold Alexander · Colonel Hon. Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander · Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis
Community · Allied invasion of Sicily Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander , 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British Army officer who served in both of the world wars.
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In the Second World War, Alexander, initially in command of a division, oversaw the final stages of the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk and subsequently held field commands in Britain, Burma, North Africa and Italy, including serving as Commander-in-Chief Middle East and commanding the 18th Army Group in Tunisia. He then commanded the 15th Army Group for the capture of Sicily and again in Italy before being promoted to field marshal and being made Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean in late 1944.
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The main document was a personal letter from Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Nye, the vice chief of the Imperial General Staff – who had a deep knowledge of ongoing military operations – to General Sir Harold Alexander, commander of the Anglo-American 18th Army Group in Algeria and Tunisia under General Eisenhower.