Alan Cunningham Military person

General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham GCMG, KCB, DSO, MC (1 May 1887 – 30 January 1983) was a British Army officer, noted for victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign during the Second World War. Later he was the seventh and last High Commissioner of Palestine. He was the younger brother of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 01, 1887
Birth place	Dublin
Date of death	January 30, 1983
Place of death	Kent

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award	Order of the Bath Military Cross Distinguished Service Order Order of St Michael and St George
military operations	North African Campaign East African Campaign (World War II) World War II World War I
military command	Northern Ireland 51st Division 66th Division 9th Division East Africa Force Eastern Command Eighth Army Staff College Camberley
relation	Andrew Cunningham 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
service start	1906
service end	1946