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- Richard_O'Connor abstract "General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, GBE, DSO & Bar, MC (21 August 1889 – 17 June 1981) was a British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of the Second World War. He was the field commander for Operation Compass, in which his forces completely destroyed a much larger Italian army – a victory which nearly drove the Axis from Africa, and in turn, led Adolf Hitler to send the German Africa Corps under Erwin Rommel to try and reverse the situation. O'Connor was captured by a German reconnaissance patrol during the night of 7 April 1941, and spent over two years in an Italian prisoner of war camp. He eventually escaped in December 1943, and in 1944 commanded VIII Corps in Normandy and later during Operation Market Garden. In 1945 he was General Officer in Command of the Eastern Command in India and then in the closing days of British rule in the subcontinent headed Northern Command. His final job in the army was Adjutant-General to the Forces in London in charge of the British Army's administration, personnel and organisation.In honour of his war service, O'Connor was recognised with the highest level of knighthood in two different orders of chivalry. He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order (twice), Military Cross, French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honour and served as Aide-de-camp to King George VI. He was also mentioned in despatches nine times for actions in the First World War, once in Palestine in 1939 and three times in the Second World War.".
- Richard_O'Connor allegiance "United Kingdom".
- Richard_O'Connor award Croix_de_guerre_1914%E2%80%931918_(France).
- Richard_O'Connor award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Richard_O'Connor award Legion_of_Honour.
- Richard_O'Connor award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Richard_O'Connor award Military_Cross.
- Richard_O'Connor award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Richard_O'Connor award Order_of_the_Thistle.
- Richard_O'Connor award Silver_Medal_of_Military_Valor.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Battle_of_the_Piave_River.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Bluecoat.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Compass.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Epsom.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Goodwood.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Jupiter_(1944).
- Richard_O'Connor battle Operation_Market_Garden.
- Richard_O'Connor battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Richard_O'Connor battle World_War_I.
- Richard_O'Connor battle World_War_II.
- Richard_O'Connor birthDate "1889-08-21".
- Richard_O'Connor birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- Richard_O'Connor birthPlace Srinagar.
- Richard_O'Connor birthYear "1889".
- Richard_O'Connor deathDate "1981-06-17".
- Richard_O'Connor deathPlace London.
- Richard_O'Connor deathPlace United_Kingdom.
- Richard_O'Connor deathYear "1981".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryBranch British_Army.
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "2nd Infantry Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "6th Infantry Division".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "7th Infantry Division".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "Eastern Command, India".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "Northern Command, India".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "Peshawar Brigade".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "VIII Corps".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "Western Desert Force".
- Richard_O'Connor militaryCommand "XIII Corps".
- Richard_O'Connor occupation Army_Cadet_Force.
- Richard_O'Connor occupation Colonel.
- Richard_O'Connor occupation Lord_High_Commissioner.
- Richard_O'Connor occupation Lord_Lieutenant.
- Richard_O'Connor occupation Scotland.
- Richard_O'Connor serviceEndYear "1948".
- Richard_O'Connor serviceStartYear "1909".
- Richard_O'Connor thumbnail RichardO'Connor.jpg?width=300.
- Richard_O'Connor wikiPageExternalLink richard-oconnor.html.
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- Richard_O'Connor wikiPageExternalLink ocon05.shtml.
- Richard_O'Connor wikiPageID "203674".
- Richard_O'Connor wikiPageRevisionID "602162988".
- Richard_O'Connor after Evelyn_Barker.
- Richard_O'Connor after James_Marshall-Cornwall.
- Richard_O'Connor after James_Steele_(British_Army_officer).
- Richard_O'Connor after John_Fullerton_Evetts.
- Richard_O'Connor after John_Stirling_(Scottish_politician).
- Richard_O'Connor after Noel_Beresford-Peirse.
- Richard_O'Connor after "(converted to 6th Infantry Division)".
- Richard_O'Connor allegiance United_Kingdom.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Croix_de_guerre_1914–1918_(France).
- Richard_O'Connor awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Legion_of_Honour.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Medal_bar.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Military_Cross.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Order_of_the_Thistle.
- Richard_O'Connor awards Silver_Medal_of_Military_Valor.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Battle_of_the_Piave_River.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Bluecoat.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Compass.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Epsom.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Goodwood.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Jupiter_(1944).
- Richard_O'Connor battles Operation_Market_Garden.
- Richard_O'Connor battles Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Richard_O'Connor battles World_War_I.
- Richard_O'Connor battles World_War_II.
- Richard_O'Connor before Henry_Maitland_Wilson,_1st_Baron_Wilson.
- Richard_O'Connor before John_Harding,_1st_Baron_Harding_of_Petherton.
- Richard_O'Connor before Ronald_Forbes_Adam.
- Richard_O'Connor before "(converted from 7th Infantry Division)".
- Richard_O'Connor before "New Post".
- Richard_O'Connor before "new creation".
- Richard_O'Connor before Sir_Hector_Mackenzie,_8th_Baronet.
- Richard_O'Connor birthDate "1889-08-21".
- Richard_O'Connor birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- Richard_O'Connor birthPlace Srinagar.
- Richard_O'Connor branch British_Army.
- Richard_O'Connor caption "General Sir Richard O'Connor".
- Richard_O'Connor commands Eastern_Command_(India).
- Richard_O'Connor commands Northern_Command_(India).
- Richard_O'Connor commands Peshawar_Brigade.
- Richard_O'Connor commands VIII_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Richard_O'Connor commands Western_Desert_Force.
- Richard_O'Connor commands XIII_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- Richard_O'Connor commands "2".
- Richard_O'Connor commands "6".
- Richard_O'Connor commands "7".
- Richard_O'Connor dateOfBirth "1889-08-21".