William Gott
Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart Gott, CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed "Strafer", was a senior British Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general while serving with the British Eighth Army. In August 1942 he was appointed as successor to General Claude Auchinleck as commander of the Eighth Army. On the way to take up his command he was killed when his plane was shot down. His death led to the appointment of Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery in his place.
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William Gott
Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart Gott, CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed "Strafer", was a senior British Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general while serving with the British Eighth Army. In August 1942 he was appointed as successor to General Claude Auchinleck as commander of the Eighth Army. On the way to take up his command he was killed when his plane was shot down. His death led to the appointment of Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery in his place.
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El Tinent General William Henr ...... e que servia al Vuitè Exèrcit.
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Lieutenant-General William Hen ...... rnard Montgomery in his place.
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William Henry Ewart "Strafer" ...... bij het Britse Achtste Leger.
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William Henry Ewart "Strafer" ...... attu par un chasseur allemand.
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William Henry Ewart Gott (Leed ...... nica sul fronte di El Alamein.
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William Henry Ewart Gott (ur. ...... gen. Bernarda Montgomery'ego.
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William Henry Ewart Gott CB, C ...... ndeur der britischen 8. Armee.
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Вільям Генрі Еват Ґотт (англ. ...... ризначили Бернарда Монтгомері.
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1897-08-13
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1942-08-07
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El Tinent General William Henr ...... e que servia al Vuitè Exèrcit.
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Lieutenant-General William Hen ...... rnard Montgomery in his place.
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William Henry Ewart "Strafer" ...... bij het Britse Achtste Leger.
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William Henry Ewart "Strafer" ...... attu par un chasseur allemand.
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William Henry Ewart Gott (Leed ...... rpi d'armata dal 1940 al 1942.
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William Henry Ewart Gott (ur. ...... gen. Bernarda Montgomery'ego.
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William Henry Ewart Gott CB, C ...... ndeur der britischen 8. Armee.
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Вільям Генрі Еват Ґотт (англ. ...... ризначили Бернарда Монтгомері.
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