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British Army general (1894–1978)
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a senior British Army officer
Oliver_Leese
German defensive line in Italy during World War II
fired against it by allied land forces. According to Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, commander of the British Eighth Army: "The battle of Rimini was one
Gothic_Line
Corps of the British Army during the Second World War
of several diversionary raids. In September, Ramsden was replaced by Oliver Leese. XXX Corps was to be the focus of Montgomery's first offensive, codenamed
XXX_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
World War II army in North Africa and Italy
Overlord. Command of the Eighth Army was given to Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, previously the commander of XXX Corps, which was being returned to England
Eighth_Army_(United_Kingdom)
WWII battle
Mediterranean, as well as Harold Alexander, commander in chief in Italy, and Oliver Leese, commander of Eighth Army. The occupying forces provided help to reestablish
Battle_of_San_Marino
Battle of World War II fought in Tunisia
good soon afterwards. On 20 March 1943, XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) commenced Operation Pugilist. The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
British Army general (1893–1993)
who, like Christison, would eventually rise to high command, such as Oliver Leese, John Whiteley, Evelyn Barker, Robert Bridgeman, Eric Dorman-Smith, Ronald
Philip_Christison
List of former pupils of Eton College, UK
footballer and FA chairman Richard Layard, Baron Layard, economist Oliver Leese, WWII commander 8th Army Christopher Mallaby, British Ambassador Frederick
Old_Etonians
British Army general (1895–1985)
out on promotion; his contemporary corps commanders in North Africa, Oliver Leese and Miles Dempsey, went on to command at army level and above. Horrocks'
Brian_Horrocks
Central act in the rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood
King George VI knights General Oliver Leese in a field in Italy in 1944.
Accolade
Topics referred to by the same term
Leese, a late British politician Oliver Leese, a late British World War II general Richard Leese, a British politician Leese, Germany, a municipality in Lower
Leese
Battle of World War II
and the British Eighth Army, now commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, Kesselring chose to create a separate 14th Army under General Eberhard
Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
British fascist politician (1878–1956)
Francis Leese, 1st Baronet (1845–1914), and a second cousin of Sir Oliver Leese, 3rd Baronet (1894–1978). He had five sisters and one brother. Leese was educated
Arnold_Leese
Name list
manager Oliver Lee (disambiguation) Oliver Leese (1894–1978), British army officer Oliver Leggett (1876–1946), English naval officer Oliver Legipont
Oliver_(given_name)
of XXX Corps, Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese in 1943. He accompanied Leese in North Africa, and, after Leese took command of the Eighth Army, into
Ion_Calvocoressi
British Army military unit (1941–1945)
Home Forces, the Guards Armoured Division, commanded by Major General Oliver Leese, was formed in May 1941 as a result of the shortage of armoured troops
Guards_Armoured_Division
British Army general (1886–1964)
was asked to remain in post until his successor, Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, could relieve him. As a result, he remained until October. In 1945,
George_Giffard
British Army officer (1887–1976)
them. My own view is that to win a war of this sort, you must be ruthless. Oliver Cromwell, or the Germans, would have settled it in a very short time. Nowadays
Bernard_Montgomery
Village in Shropshire, England
soldiers and an army officer of World War II. The World War II general, Sir Oliver Leese (1894–1978), whose home was at Lower Hall in the village from his marriage
Worfield
Allied attack into the Lombardy Plain during WWII
Line in August 1944, with the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) attacking up the coastal plain of the Adriatic and the U.S. Fifth Army
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
Spring_1945_offensive_in_Italy
Private preparatory boarding school in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Douglas-Home Humphrey Gibbs Bear Grylls Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Oliver Leese Shane Leslie Robert R. McCormick Simon Sebag-Montefiore Robin Shaw Osbert
Ludgrove_School
British Army general (1898–1967)
McCreery took over command of the Eighth Army from Lieutenant General Oliver Leese on 1 October 1944. The 1945 spring offensive which followed, conducted
Richard_McCreery
British Army field marshal, Governor-General of Australia, and author (1891–1970)
commanders. As the Burma campaign came to an end, Slim was informed in May by Oliver Leese, the commander of Allied Land Forces South-East Asia (ALFSEA) that he
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim
British journalist, writer and politician (1911–1968)
vain attempt to dissuade her from marrying the much older comedian Vic Oliver. Lady Houston had backed Randolph's three attempts to stand for Parliament
Randolph_Churchill
the highest standard of devotion and courage." Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese referred to them as "the biggest single factor affecting the moral of
Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma)
Women's_Auxiliary_Service_(Burma)
British field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891–1969)
with Montgomery handing over the Eighth Army to Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese and departing for the United Kingdom to take up command of the 21st Army
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis
Military unit designation
Lieutenant General Oliver Leese and firm command established over the Northern Combat Area Command. General William Slim replaced Leese in July 1945, shortly
Army_group
World War II battle in Italy
Montecarotto surprised the Nembo, but it was repelled. During the same period, Oliver Leese threatened to bomb Ostra Vetere to accelerate the Allied advance and
Battle_of_Montecarotto
1944 battle of World War II
taken into British Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, reserve after its efforts in the Battle of Monte Cassino—was brought
Battle_of_Ancona
WWII German defensive line in Italy
units, was from early January 1944 commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese after General Montgomery was, along with General Eisenhower, also recalled
Bernhardt_Line
be commanded by Neil Ritchie, Claude Auchinleck, Bernard Montgomery, Oliver Leese and Richard McCreery In the early years of the war Eighth Army suffered
British Army during the Second World War
British_Army_during_the_Second_World_War
WW2 German military fortifications in Italy
United Kingdom British India United States Germany Commanders and leaders Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery Oliver Leese Mark Clark Albert Kesselring
Barbara_Line
1943–1945 military campaign in mainland Italy
Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery succeeded Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese as the commander of the Eighth Army. In December, Lieutenant General
Italian campaign (World War II)
Italian_campaign_(World_War_II)
Indian Army unit
of the British Eighth Army, now commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese) 60 miles west across the Apennine Mountains to concentrate as part of
8th_Infantry_Division_(India)
Senior British army officer
until September 1942. Returning to England after being succeeded by Oliver Leese as GOC XXX Corps, he was given Bernard Montgomery's old command, the
William Ramsden (British Army officer)
William_Ramsden_(British_Army_officer)
Cricket club and former governing body of cricket
George Allen 1964: Richard Haynes Twining 1965: Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese 1966: Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1967: Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan 1968:
Marylebone_Cricket_Club
1945 Allied offensive in World War II
proceeded north in two groups: the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) advancing along the coastal plain of the Adriatic, and the U.S. Fifth
Operation_Encore
Military unit
Independent Infantry Brigade Group, under the command of Brigadier Sir Oliver Leese, was formed in the United Kingdom from Regular Army infantry battalions
29th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
29th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)
English cricketer and barrister
Hertfordshire. Sir William Leese died in January 1937 at Sidmouth. He was succeeded as the 3rd Baronet by his son, Sir Oliver Leese, who commanded the Eighth
Sir William Leese, 2nd Baronet
Sir_William_Leese,_2nd_Baronet
Part of World War II in 1943
Sir Miles Dempsey, and XXX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese. The two divisions of XIII Corps, the 5th and 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry
Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
British Army general (1887–1983)
Kenneth Anderson GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1944–1945 Succeeded by Sir Oliver Leese Government offices Preceded by John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort High Commissioner
Alan_Cunningham
WWII commanding body of Allied forces in Southeast Asia
Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) under a new commander Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese who had relinquished command of the Eighth Army in Italy, and NCAC (which
South_East_Asia_Command
British Army general
(GOC) of the Guards Armoured Division, taking over from Major-General Oliver Leese, receiving promotion to colonel on 30 June 1943, while serving as an
Allan_Adair
German WWII airborne division
advance of the British Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese. In February to May 1944, the 1st Parachute Division took part in the
1st_Parachute_Division
Day of the year
bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (born 1916) 1978 – Oliver Leese, English general (born 1894) 1978 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer
January_22
Military unit
Sir Harold Alexander) British Eighth Army - (Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese) British V Corps (Lieutenant-General Charles Keightley) British 1st Armoured
15th_Army_Group
British Army officer and IRA advisor (1895–1969)
of the Second World War, including Philip Christison, Evelyn Barker, Oliver Leese, Eric Hayes, John Hawkesworth, Ronald Penney, John Whiteley, Robert Bridgeman
Eric_Dorman-Smith
Battle during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War
with a local Romagnol saying: i n'era tendri (they weren't tender). Oliver Leese, the commander of the Eighth Army, which was engaged in the nearby Battle
Battle_of_Rimini_(1944)
Military unit
independent part of the British Eighth Army, under Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese. In May 1944, the Polish II Corps numbered about 50,000 soldiers and
2nd Polish Corps (Polish Armed Forces in the West)
2nd_Polish_Corps_(Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West)
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
were Eric Dorman-Smith, John Hawkesworth, John Whiteley, Evelyn Barker, Oliver Leese, Ronald Penney, Robert Bridgeman, Philip Christison and numerous others
Gerald_Templer
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
secondary attack to the south, involving XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) and XIII Corps (Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks), while X Corps (Lieutenant-General
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
British Army general (1891–1959)
Anderson with Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, GOC XXX Corps of Montgomery's Eighth Army, and Montgomery felt that Leese was ready for such a promotion
Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer)
Kenneth_Anderson_(British_Army_officer)
Honours of Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill in his colonel's uniform with Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the General Sir Harold Alexander in Italy, 1944
List of awards and honours received by Winston Churchill
List_of_awards_and_honours_received_by_Winston_Churchill
1941–1945 campaign during World War II
1944 to 15 August 1945" official despatch by Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burma Campaign. Siam goes to war
Burma_campaign
British Army general (1896–1969)
spearhead could only sustain X Corps and XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese). Dempsey was employed in the planning of the Allied invasion of Sicily
Miles_Dempsey
British Army general (1889–1981)
as British Eighth Army commander, but that post was instead given to Oliver Leese and O'Connor was given a corps to command. On 21 January 1944 O'Connor
Richard_O'Connor
South African Army combat formation
part of the British Eighth Army, under command of Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, and was then transferred to the U.S. Fifth Army, under Lieutenant General
6th South African Armoured Division
6th_South_African_Armoured_Division
Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir John Harding Commander: Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg 2nd New Zealand Division (Major-General
Second Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle February 1944
Second_Battle_of_Monte_Cassino_order_of_battle_February_1944
Military unit
Sir Oliver Leese succeeded Giffard in command. (Mountbatten's Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Pownall, had been lobbying for some time for Leese to
11th_Army_Group
WWII British Army unit
trained through to the end of the year. On 30 January 1941, Major-General Oliver Leese took command of the division. Later in the month, the division moved
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
15th_(Scottish)_Infantry_Division
Day of the year
general (died 1974) 1894 – Agda Helin, Swedish actress (died 1984) 1894 – Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (died 1978) 1894 – Fritz Sauckel, German sailor
October_27
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
1944 to 15 August 1945, official despatch by Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese". The London Gazette (Supplement). No. 39195. 6 April 1951. pp. 1881–1963
Burma_campaign_(1944–1945)
Canadian general (1903–1974)
veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese. XXX Corps was part of the British Eighth Army, under the command of
Guy_Simonds
British Army formation
was transferred from the Eighth Army, now under Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, to the western side of Italy to join Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery's
5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
5th_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)
Order of battle for 1942 battle in Egypt
Law Montgomery Northern sector British XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) Australian 9th Division (Major-General Leslie Morshead) British 51st
Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle
German defensive line in Italy during World War II
Kirkman, part of the British Eighth Army under Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, headed up highway 3 towards Terni and Perugia whilst V Corps, under
Trasimene_Line
British Army general (1894–1983)
Trans-Jordan 1946–1947 Succeeded by Sir Gordon MacMillan Preceded by Sir Oliver Leese GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1947–1950 Succeeded by Sir Gerald Templer
Evelyn_Barker
1942 battle in Egypt during WWII
and a secondary attack in the south by XIII Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese), with X Corps (Lieutenant-General Herbert Lumsden) standing by to exploit
Defence_of_Outpost_Snipe
1943 Allied offensive within the Tunisia campaign of WWII
from Lake Chad, to join the Eighth Army. XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) brought the 2nd New Zealand Division forward from Tripoli, which had
Battle_of_Medenine
British Army general (1907–1989)
the Adriatic Sea. The Eighth Army commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese (who had taught Hull at the Staff College, Quetta before the war), intended
Richard_Hull
1944 WWII battle in Italy
north of Florence, completing the German defeat. Lieutenant general Oliver Leese, general officer commanding Eighth Army, plan was for V Corps to attack
Battle_of_Gemmano
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Baronet (1845–1914) Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Baronet (1868–1937) Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet (1894–1978)
Leese_baronets
Australian general (1889–1959)
experience" to command a corps. Morshead was passed over in favour of Oliver Leese, a British regular officer, who was junior to him and had never commanded
Leslie_Morshead
British Army field marshal (1883–1963)
his visit to Tripoli, 1943. The group includes: Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, General Sir Harold Alexander, General Sir Alan Brooke and General Sir
Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
Alan_Brooke,_1st_Viscount_Alanbrooke
British Army officer
General Sir Harold Alexander (right), with Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese and Lieutenant General Sir John Harding, inspect one of the German Panther
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
John_Harding,_1st_Baron_Harding_of_Petherton
British field marshal (1881–1964)
Wilson with Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Italy, 30 April 1944
Henry_Maitland_Wilson
War British general (and later President of Marylebone Cricket Club) Oliver Leese. The second chapter of Ryder's only cricket book, Cricket Calling, a
Rowland_Ryder
Military unit
December, Brigadier A. E. Lawrence until 29 December, Major-General Sir Oliver Leese until 30 January 1941 and then Brigadier H. J. Parham. It was an infantry
West_Sussex_County_Division
Military unit
and Germany. The following officers commanded the brigade: Brigadier Oliver Leese (from 22 April 1940) Brigadier William Fox-Pitt (from 10 May 1940) The
20th Independent Infantry Brigade
20th_Independent_Infantry_Brigade
WW2 New Zealand Army formation
open city and Allied troops entered on 4 August. Lieutenant general Oliver Leese, the Eighth Army commander wrote: At times the enemy fought almost fanatically
2nd_New_Zealand_Division
Military campaign during World War II
Normandy. Command of the Eighth Army passed to Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese who kept up pressure on the whole front. The 19th Indian Brigade was
Moro_River_campaign
British Army general (1888–1985)
Sheerness 1939−1940 Succeeded by William Robb Preceded by Roland Le Fanu GOC 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 1940–1941 Succeeded by Sir Oliver Leese
Robert_Cotton_Money
Military cemetery in Coriano, Italy
the British Eighth Army engaged the Wehrmacht from 4 to 13 September. Oliver Leese, the Eighth Army's commander, called the advance to liberate Rimini "one
Coriano_Ridge_War_Cemetery
British Army general (1894–1980)
Division 1943–1944 Succeeded by Philip Gregson-Ellis Preceded by Sir Oliver Leese GOC XXX Corps January–July 1944 Succeeded by Brian Horrocks Preceded by
Gerard_Bucknall
Part of Burma Campaign during World War 2
the better option. Slim and others, such as Slim's superior, General Oliver Leese (commander of Allied Land Forces, South East Asia), initially opposed
Battle_of_Elephant_Point
British Army general
Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery with his three corps commanders in late 1942: Lieutenant-Generals Herbert Lumsden, Sir Oliver Leese and Brian Horrocks
Herbert_Lumsden
British Army general (1900–1979)
conference at Tac HQ with the corps commanders, Lieutenant-Generals Oliver Leese (XXX Corps) and Herbert Lumsden (X Corps). De Guingand had to wake Montgomery
Freddie_de_Guingand
British Army officer
His fellow students there included Philip Christison, Evelyn Barker, Oliver Leese, Eric Dorman-Smith, Eric Hayes, John Whiteley, Ronald Penney, John Hawkesworth
Charles Norman (British Army officer)
Charles_Norman_(British_Army_officer)
English cricketer, miner and British Army officer
Neville Leese OBE DSO (23 March 1872 – 22 June 1948) was an English first-class cricketer, miner and British Army officer. The son of the cricketer and
Neville_Leese
Topics referred to by the same term
footballer John William Hargreaves (1945–1996), Australian actor Oliver William Hargreaves Leese (1894–1978), British Army officer This disambiguation page
William Hargreaves (disambiguation)
William_Hargreaves_(disambiguation)
Month of 1944
heavy losses and a limited gain of ground. Richard McCreery replaced Oliver Leese as Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Army. The St. Louis Browns won the
October_1944
Fred L. Walker) (Until 18 May 1944) Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese Lieutenant-General Sidney C. Kirkman British 4th Infantry Division (Major-General
Operation Diadem order of battle
Operation_Diadem_order_of_battle
World War II order of battle
Edward M. Almond) (from November 1944) Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese (until 1 October 1944) Lieutenant-General Sir Richard L. McCreery (from
Gothic_Line_order_of_battle
British army officer (1911–1981)
Montgomery handed over command of the Eighth Army to Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese on 31 December 1943, taking a select group of seven officers, including
David_Belchem
British army officer (1895-1982)
fire-plan for Operation Lightfoot required the field artillery of Sir Oliver Leese's XXX Corps, which contained five infantry divisions, and Herbert Lumsden's
Sidney_Kirkman
British Army general
Engineer XXX Corps for the Allied Invasion of Sicily, under Lt Gen Sir Oliver Leese, for which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Basil_Davey
British Army officer (1895–1964)
Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese in place of Montgomery who returned to the United Kingdom to take command of the 21st Army Group. Leese did not think highly
Charles_Allfrey
Italian general (1888–1966)
the first general captured by Canadian troops during the war; General Oliver Leese, the commander of the British XXX Corps, wanted to celebrate this first
Achille_d'Havet
Canadian general (1897–1985)
his successor in command of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, a man with whom Burns was to clash on several occasions over the following
E._L._M._Burns
British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar
Brigadier General Staff (BGS). He commanded this corps during Operation Olive, the offensive on the Gothic Line in the autumn of 1944, and also during
Charles_Keightley
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