Alan MacDougall Ritchie
Encyclopedia
Alan MacDougall Ritchie was an officer in the British Army
during World War II
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Ritchie was a brigade commander of the 26th (East African) Brigade and the 21st (East African) Brigade in the King's African Rifles
during the East African Campaign
. As commander of the 21st (East African) Brigade (11th African Division), Ritchie was detached to 1st South African Division from 27 February until 6 April and, thereafter, to the 12th African Division.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Ritchie was a brigade commander of the 26th (East African) Brigade and the 21st (East African) Brigade in the King's African Rifles
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment raised from the various British possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the East African colonies as well as external service as...
during the East African Campaign
East African Campaign (World War II)
The East African Campaign was a series of battles fought in East Africa during World War II by the British Empire, the British Commonwealth of Nations and several allies against the forces of Italy from June 1940 to November 1941....
. As commander of the 21st (East African) Brigade (11th African Division), Ritchie was detached to 1st South African Division from 27 February until 6 April and, thereafter, to the 12th African Division.
Command history
- 1940 to 1941 Commanding Officer, Area, Middle East
- 1941 Commanding Officer, 26th East African Brigade, 12th African Division, East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
- 1941 Commanding Officer, 21st East African Brigade, 11th African Division, East Africa
- 1941 to 1943 Commanding Officer, 21st East African Brigade, East Africa and Ceylon