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Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart Gott, CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed " Strafer ", was a senior British Army officer who fought during both the First and the Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general while serving with the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert and North Africa from 1...
El Tinent General William Henry Ewart Gott CB, CBE, DSO i barra, MC (13 d'agost de 1897 – 7 d'agost de 1942) va ser un oficial de l'exèrcit britànic durant la Primera i Segona Guerres Mundials, arribant al rang de tinent general mentre que servia al Vuitè Exèrcit.
22 de sept. de 2014 · La pérdida del General William Gott abre las puertas al Mariscal Bernard Montgomery, quien es designado como Comandante del Octavo Ejército Británico. Cabe destacar que el cuerpo del General Gott está enterrado en el Cementerio de Guerra de El Alamein.
24 de jul. de 2006 · A personal account of the fatal flight of General Gott, the commander of Eighth Army, in August 1942. The pilot Jimmy James describes the attack, the crash and the aftermath of the incident.
After 2 years in North Africa from 1940 to 1942, fighting first the Italians and then the Germans commanded by the German General Rommel , he was appointed by Churchill to command all British Forces in Africa. His predecessor was General Auchinleck whom Churchill felt was not aggressive enough.
11 de dic. de 2012 · 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 of lieutenant-general when serving in the British Eighth Army.
12 de sept. de 2022 · In August 1942, Churchill took the decision to replace ‘The Auk’ as the Middle East theatre commander. His intended replacement, Lieutenant General William Gott [second from right], was killed before he could take up the post, paving the way for Montgomery.
