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About Oliver Leese
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, 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.
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- military personnel
- Position held
- High Sheriff of Shropshire
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- October 27, 1894
- Died
- January 22, 1978