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unusual facts about 18th Army




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18th Army Group

18th Army Group was commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander and came under General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief AFHQ.

Alexander Richardson

From 1940 to 1941 he was Commanding Officer 26th Armoured Brigade and then became Director-General Armoured Fighting Vehicles at the War Office He became Brigadier General Staff 2nd Army in 1942 and in 1943 Chief of Staff 18th Army Group, Tunisia and then Chief of Staff 15th Army Group, Italy.

Eizo Yamada

He commanded the combat troops at Finschhafen from August, and in 1945 was attached to 18th Army.