No other troops in the world but German paratroops could have stood up to such an ordeal and then gone on fighting with such ferocity. - Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

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No other troops in the world but German paratroops could have stood up to such an ordeal and then gone on fighting with such ferocity.

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About Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a senior officer of the British Army who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

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Birth Name: Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Native Name: Harold Alexander, 1. Earl Alexander of Tunis
Alternative Names: Harold Alexander Colonel Hon. Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis

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