Oliver Leese (right) with Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.

Lieutenant General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, KCB, CBE, DSO (27 October 1894 - 22 January 1978) was a British general during World War II. Image File history File links Leese2. ... Image File history File links Leese2. ... Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson of Libya (5 September 1881 - 31 December 1964), better known as Jumbo Wilson was a senior British General during World War II. He saw active service in the Boer War and the First World War. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Source: Veterans Affairs Canada The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and other formerly Commonwealth countries, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II...

Leese attended Eton College and when the First World War broke out he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards. He was wounded during the Somme offensive in 1914. After the war he remained in the army. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known independent school for boys. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... See Battle of the Somme (disambiguation) for other battles and meanings Battle of the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Stalemate The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He was promoted to major general during the Second World War and was given command of the 15th (Scottish) Division in 1941. He was also given command of the Guards Armoured Division during its formation and training. Later that year he fought in North Africa during the battles against Rommel's Afrika Korps. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and given command of XXX Corps. (Redirected from 15th (Scottish) Division) The British 15th (Scottish) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Guards Armoured Division was formed on 17 June 1941. ... Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel or Rommel for short ( (help· info)) (November 15, 1891–October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished German Field Marshals, and one of the greatest military leaders of his time. ... The Deutsches Afrikakorps (often just Afrika Korps or DAK) was the corps-level headquarters controlling the German Panzer divisions in Libya and Egypts Western Desert during the North African Campaign of World War II. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps the term is... The XXX Corps was an infantry corps in the British Army. ...

Leese receiving his knighthood in the field from King George VI.

When Montgomery left the Eighth Army in 1943 to prepare for the Allied invasion of Normandy Leese was appointed as his successor. Leese was commander of the Eighth Army during the Battle of Monte Cassino. Image File history File links Leese1. ... Image File history File links Leese1. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ... Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal The Right Honourable Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO (17 November 1887–24 March 1976) was a British Army officer, often referred to as Monty. He won the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in World War II... The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the campaigns in North Africa and Italy. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Combatants Allied Powers Germany Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Strength 326,000 (by June 11) Unknown Casualties 53,700 dead, 18,000 missing, 155,000 wounded About 200,000... Combatants Allies (Free French, India, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, USA, UK, Canada) Nazi Germany Commanders Harold Alexander Albert Kesselring Frido von Senger Richard Heidrich Strength  ?  ? Casualties ~54,000 casualties ~20,000 casualties The strategic position of Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and sieges from...

In 1944 he was sent to Burma as the British Commander in Chief of Allied Land Forces SE Asia. He was not a success in this post and was eventually relieved of his command when he tried to replace the Fourteenth Army commander William Slim, to be replaced by Slim himself. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II. Many of its units were from the Indian Army as well as British units and there were also significant contributions from East African divisions within the British Army. ... Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (6 August 1897 – 14 December 1970), British military commander and 13th Governor-General of Australia. ...

He retired from the army in 1946 and became a noted horticulturist. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ...