General O'Connor & General Wavell

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums
published on 30 July 2024
General O'Connor & General Wavell Download Full Size Image

A photograph of General Richard O'Connor (1889-1981) - on the right - and General Archibald Wavell (1883-1950), the commanders of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

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