General Sir Oliver Leese

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-05-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._George's_Church,_Crowhurst
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_in_Italy
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-06-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Oliver Leese
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Allied_operations_in_Burma
gptkb:Allied_operations_in_North_Africa
gptkb:Allied_operations_in_Italy
British_Army's_approach_to_combined_operations
British_military_strategy_in_WWII
Military_tactics_in_the_Far_East
Post-war_military_organization_in_Britain
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_William_Slim
gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_North_Africa
Leadership_in_Burma
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Fusiliers
gptkb:British_14th_Army
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Ollie
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_14th_Army
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hastings,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady_Leese
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Richard_McCreery