Harold Alexander

Harold Alexander (1891–1969) was a British field marshal who commanded Allied forces in North Africa, Italy, and the Mediterranean during World War II.

Second Battle of El Alamein: A decisive 1942 battle in Egypt in which British-led forces defeated the Axis advance toward the Suez Canal. Alexander became commander in chief of Middle East Command shortly before this Allied victory.
15th Army Group: The Allied formation that conducted the invasions of Sicily and Italy and fought in the Italian campaign. Alexander commanded this formation, coordinating the British Eighth and U.S. Fifth Armies.
Bernard Montgomery: A British field marshal who commanded the Eighth Army in North Africa and later led Allied forces in northwest Europe. Montgomery led the Eighth Army under Alexander in the Mediterranean campaigns.
Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean: The senior Allied command responsible for Mediterranean operations in the final phase of World War II. Alexander held this post from December 1944 until the end of the war in Europe.
Allied invasion of Sicily: The July 1943 Allied amphibious campaign that captured Sicily from Axis forces. Alexander coordinated the land campaign as commander of the Allied 15th Army Group.
Allied invasion of Italy: The 1943 Allied landing campaign on the Italian mainland, following the capture of Sicily. Alexander oversaw the invasion as commander of the 15th Army Group.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: An American general who served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II. Alexander was Eisenhower’s deputy in the Allied campaign in Tunisia.
Viceroy of India: The British-appointed governor-general who represented the Crown in colonial India before independence. Alexander became viceroy in 1946, after his wartime commands.
Battle of Monte Cassino: A series of Allied assaults in 1944 against German defenses around the monastery and town of Cassino, Italy. Alexander directed the campaign whose final assault broke through the Gustav Line.
Operation Dragoon: The August 1944 Allied invasion of southern France, launched from the Mediterranean. Alexander’s Mediterranean command coordinated with the campaign’s forces and broader Allied strategy.

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