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In which world wars did Auchinleck see active service?

  • Both World War I and World War II

  • Only World War I

  • Only World War II

  • Neither

Answer

Auchinleck was an officer in the British Indian Army, seeing active service in both World War I and World War II. In World War I, he fought in the Gallipoli campaign, the Mesopotamian campaign, and the Western Front. In World War II, he commanded the British Eighth Army in North Africa, the Middle East, and India.
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