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Oliver Leese

1894 - 1978

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Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during both the world wars. He commanded XXX Corps in North Africa and Sicily, serving under General Sir Bernard Montgomery, before going on to command the Eighth Army in the Italian Campaign throughout most of 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Oliver Leese is the 1,886th most popular military personnel (down from 1,880th in 2024), the 4,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,278th in 2019) and the 109th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Oliver Leese ranks 1,884 out of 2,058. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Franz Sigel, Isaac Brock, and Michael von Kienmayer. After him are Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Robert L. Eichelberger, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, Charles Q. Brown Jr., Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Rufina Gasheva, and Sergey Gritsevets.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Oliver Leese ranks 229. Before him are Mikhail Suslin, André Jousseaume, Johannes Block, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Tay Garnett, and Arthur Freed. After him are Peter Warlock, Robert Benson, Belle Moore, Curt Backeberg, Alan Crosland, and Francisco Pagazaurtundúa. Among people deceased in 1978, Oliver Leese ranks 216. Before him are Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Lajos Keresztes, Cyrille Adoula, Imre Rajczy, Chill Wills, and Nagamichi Kuroda. After him are Jan Parandowski, Maja Berezowska, Gregor Wentzel, Jorge Icaza Coronel, Matti Lähde, and Maggie McNamara.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Oliver Leese ranks 4,472 out of 8,785. Before him are Dorothy Manley (1927), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), Vivian Campbell (1962), David Weir (1970), Peter Arundell (1933), and Francis Willughby (1635). After him are Birdy (1996), Gerald Finzi (1901), Bob Glendenning (1888), Lady Louise Windsor (2003), William McGregor (1846), and Thomas Hudson (1701).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Oliver Leese ranks 109. Before him are George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Miles Dempsey (1896), Boston Corbett (1832), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), and John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896). After him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), Reginald Wingate (1861), Albert Ball (1896), and John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735).

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