Bidspirit auction | WW2 Field Marshall Claude Auchinleck

WW2 Field Marshall Claude Auchinleck hand written letter with good content. To Staff Sergeant Chitty 1972. Nice WW2 references ”It seems a long time ago since we were fighting the Germans in North Africa and the Japanese in Burma” ” it must seem to you like Waterloo did to me”. Highly collectable and scarce piece of Military History. Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck (21 June 1884 - 23 March 1981) was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during the world wars. A career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, he rose to become commander-in-chief of the Indian Army by early 1941 during the Second World War. In July 1941 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Middle East Theatre, but after initial successes, the war in North Africa turned against the British-led forces under his command and he was relieved of the post in August 1942 during the North African campaign. In June 1943, he was once again appointed Commander-in-Chief, India, where his support through the organisation of supply, maintenance and training for General William Slim's Fourteenth Army played an important role in its success. He served as commander-in-chief, India, until the Partition in 1947, when he assumed the role of supreme commander of all British forces in India and Pakistan until late 1948. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.