the Eighth Army
/ði ˌeɪtθ ˈɑːmi/
/ði ˌeɪtθ ˈɑːrmi/
- a branch of the British army, formed to fight in North Africa during the Second World War. After 1942 it was led by Field Marshal Montgomery, and took part in the battles at El Alamein and Tobruk in north Africa. It later fought in Italy.
第八军：第二次世界大战期间在北非作战的英军分支。1942年后，它由蒙哥马利元帅领导，并参加了北非El Alamein和Tobruk的战斗。后来在意大利战斗。