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Richard McCreery

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British Army general (1898-1967)

United KingdomLived 1898 to 1967 · aged 69
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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.

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Brigadier Richard McCreery (centre, with no headgear), commanding the 2nd Armoured Brigade, consulting a map with members of his staff in an orchard near Abbeville, France, June 1940.Brigadier Richard McCreery (centre, with no headgear), commanding the 2nd Armoured Brigade, consulting a map with members of his staff in an orchard near Abbeville, France, June 1940.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.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.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.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.Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreery, Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in Austria, visits Kellerberg Camp for displaced persons, 29 March 1946.Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreery, Commander-in-Chief, British Forces in Austria, visits Kellerberg Camp for displaced persons, 29 March 1946.

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Military Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Legion of Merit
Distinguished Service Order
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

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About this person

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 chief of staff to General Sir Harold Alexander at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and later commanded the British Eighth Army, fighting in the Italian campaign from October 1944 until the end of the war, leading it to victory in the final offensive in Italy.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1967 · aged 69
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