Freddie de Guingand
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The British Army Major General Sir Francis Wilfred de Guingand KBE, CB, DSO, (1900 - 1979), better known as Freddie de Guingand, served with Montgomery from El Alamein to the surrender of the Wehrmacht in the West. Serving as his chief of staff he was responsible for the running of Montgomery's armies on their journey from Egypt to the Rhine.
Montgomery appointed De Guingand soon after his arrival in the desert to supersede Claude Auchinleck.
De Guingand was to prove indispensable to Montgomery, not only in battle, but also in relations with the Americans. De Guingand seems to have been blessed with considerable diplomatic skills, which proved useful when serving with Montgomery.
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