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General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, KStJ (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign from November 1941 until he was dismissed in June 1942 after a ...
- 1914–1951
- British Army
Neil Methuen Ritchie (Georgetown, Guyana; 29 de julio de 1897 - Toronto, 11 de diciembre de 1983), fue un general británico que participó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Obtuvo la condecoración de Order of the Bath.
- Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
5 de feb. de 2023 · El nuevo planteamiento, autorizado por el general Neil Ritchie, nuevo jefe del 8.º Ejército, resultó más que exitoso. Desde entonces, ningún aeródromo enemigo estuvo ya a salvo.
Neil Methuen Ritchie ( Georgetown, Guyana; 29 de julio de 1897 - Toronto, 11 de diciembre de 1983), fue un general británico que participó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Obtuvo la condecoración de Order of the Bath. En 1939 participó a las órdenes del general Alan Brooke en la batalla de Dunkerque, y pasó luego al Estado Mayor de Claude Auchinleck.
20 de abr. de 2015 · The History Learning Site, 20 Apr 2015. 14 May 2024. Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie commanded the British 8th Army during the Battle of Gazala. This battle ended with the loss of Tobruk and Ritchie, along with Claude Auchinleck, bore the brunt of Winston Churchill’s anger – the British Prime Minister called the surrender of Tobruk a “disgrace”.
Neil Ritchie. Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie was commander of the Eighth Army in North Africa for the Battle of Gazala. The battle ended in a crushing defeat and the Allies lost Torbuck. Winston Churchill was incandescent and Ritchie was sacked.
Gazala and the loss of Tobruk represented Britain’s complete humiliation.’2 The commander of the Eighth Army during this disastrous campaign was Neil Ritchie.
