Sir Oliver Leese (WWII general) Personal Photograph AlbumsPhotograph album of Sir Oliver Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO British general and commander of the Eighth Army Contains 200 photographs charting the general's career Includes many handwritten notations, with many of the photographs dated Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (1894 1978) was a British General during World War II, who succeeded Bernard Montgomery as commander of the Eighth Army. He also served during World War I, commissioned into the