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General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca

by WWIIPodcast | January 29, 2013 | Featured, People | 0 Comments

Sebastiano Visconti Prasca (1883–1961) was an Italian general. He led the initial offensive of the Greco-Italian War, but was relieved of his command after two weeks for incompetence.

Gen. Richard O’Connor

by WWIIPodcast | December 11, 2012 | People | 0 Comments

Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, DSO & Bar, MC, ADC (21 August 1889 – 17 June 1981) was aBritish Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II. He was the field commander for Operation Compass, in which his forces...

Lt. Gen. William Gott

by WWIIPodcast | December 11, 2012 | People | 0 Comments

William Henry Ewart Gott CB, CBE, DSO and bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942),nicknamed "Strafer", was a British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars, reaching the rank oflieutenant-general when serving in the British Eighth Army. In August...