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Field Marshal Wavell Dead Won War Fame for Britain
Field Marshal Earl Wavell, noted for leading Allied desert campaigns and early North Africa victories, died in a nursing home Wednesday. The one eyed British soldier who crushed Italian forces under Graziani in the region earned war fame and shaped Britain’s war effort.
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