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Lieutenant-General Herbert William Lumsden, CB, DSO & Bar, MC (8 April 1897 – 6 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division in the Western Desert campaign , and later commanded X Corps at the Second Battle of El Alamein , before being ...
- 1916–1945
- British Army
Lieutenant-General Herbert William Lumsden, CB, DSO & Bar, MC (8 April 1897 – 6 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division in the Western Desert campaign , and later commanded the X Corps at the Second Battle of El Alamein , before being relieved ...
Monty divided the Eighth Army into three corps, numbered 30, 13, and 10. The first two were mainly of infantry, while 10th Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. Herbert Lumsden, was made up of tanks, armored cars, and the truck-borne infantry of two armored divisions. Montgomery divided the front into northern and southern sectors at the Ruweisat Ridge.
Montgomery's plan was for a main attack to the north of the line and a secondary attack to the south, involving XXX Corps (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) and XIII Corps (Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks), while X Corps (Lieutenant-General Herbert Lumsden) was to exploit the success.
Sir Bruce will soon lead his own powerful fleet into battle under U.S. overall command. Leading the armored pack when Montgomery chased Rommel, the Desert Fox, out of Africa was hard-riding...
19 de oct. de 2023 · 19/10/2023. Second World War United Kingdom. By Megan. United Kingdom. Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden. 2147053. View record on CWGC. Lieutenant-General Herbert Lumsden. Herbert fought on the Western Front during the First World War with the Royal Artillery and was wounded in action.
Later, in December 1942, Horrocks was switched to succeed Lt. Gen. Herbert Lumsden as commander of the tank-heavy X Corps, comprising the 1st and 10th Armored Divisions. The gallant, handsome Lumsden had suffered heavy losses and fallen out of favor with Montgomery. At the end of April 1943, Horrocks was reassigned again.
