Churchill and his Generals
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- Churchill and his Generals
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- Commander in Chief in Western Europe 1940
- Went against Churchill's wishes at Dunkirk and evacuated - success
- Churchill then ordered more troops into Dunkirk and had to retreat - failure
- Went against Churchill's wishes at Dunkirk and evacuated - success
- Commander in Chief in Western Europe 1940
- Wavell
- Commander in Chief in Middle East 1939 - 1941
- Churchill was not fond of Wavell and was unhappy when he supported a retreat by the British Army
- Commander in Chief in Middle East 1939 - 1941
- Montgomery
- Commander of the 8th Army in North Africa 1942+
- Churchill approved delay of attack due to weather
- Defeated Rommel using Auchinleck's plans
- Churchill approved delay of attack due to weather
- Commander of the 8th Army in North Africa 1942+
- Dill
- Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1940 - 1941
- Churchill disliked him, naming him 'Dilly Dally'
- Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1940 - 1941
- Brooke
- Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1941+
- Agreed with Churchill on basic principle but often clashed due to different personalities
- Disagreed over the far East
- Kept extensive diaries
- Disagreed over the far East
- Agreed with Churchill on basic principle but often clashed due to different personalities
- Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1941+
- Auchinleck
- Commander in Chief in North Africa 1941 - 1942
- Clever use of defence - stopped Rommel, however Churchill found him too cautious and replaced him with Montgomery
- Despite his judgments, Churchill had no desert warfare experience
- Clever use of defence - stopped Rommel, however Churchill found him too cautious and replaced him with Montgomery
- Commander in Chief in North Africa 1941 - 1942
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