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title: General O'Connor & General Wavell
author: G. Keating - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19289/general-oconnor--general-wavell/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-08-01
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# General O'Connor & General Wavell
_Authored by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19289.jpg)
## Image Caption
A photograph of General Richard O'Connor (1889-1981) - on the right - and General Archibald Wavell (1883-1950), the commanders of [Operation Compass](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Compass/) (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, G. K. -. I. W. (2024, July 30). General O'Connor & General Wavell. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, G. Keating - Imperial War. "General O'Connor & General Wavell." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 30, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, G. Keating - Imperial War. "General O'Connor & General Wavell." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Jul 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_Generals_1939-1945_E1549.jpg) by **G. Keating - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 July 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.