Ninth Army (United Kingdom)
Military unit
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The Ninth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, formed on 1 November 1941 by the renaming of Headquarters, British Troops Palestine and Transjordan.[1] The Ninth Army controlled British and Commonwealth land forces stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.[2]
| Ninth Army | |
|---|---|
9th Army formation badge. | |
| Active | 1941–1945 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Field army |
| Part of | Middle East Command |
| Engagements | Second World War |
Commanders
- General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson (October 1941 – September 1942)[3]
- Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes (September 1942 – February 1945)[3]