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Commander-in-Chief, Dover
The Commander in Chief, Dover was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Dover Command. History First World War Dover Patrol In late July 1914, with war looming, 12 Tribal-class destroyers arrived at Dover to join the near obsolete destroyers already at anchor in the harbour, most of them built in the late 19th century. These destroyers formed the nucleus of the fledgling Dover Patrol, which, from its early beginnings as a modest and poorly equipped command, became one of the most important Royal Navy commands of the First World War. The command was instituted on 12 October 1914 under the command of Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood. Following the extra strain thrown on the Admiral of Patrols Rear Admiral George Alexander Ballard and his staff caused by the beginning of mine laying and the evacuation of Antwerp, the Admiralty decided to create a separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Formation
Military organization or military organisation is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require. In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation's armed forces, though not considered military. Armed forces that are not a part of military or paramilitary organizations, such as insurgent forces, often mimic military organizations, or use ''ad hoc'' structures, while formal military organization tends to use hierarchical forms. History The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a ministry of defence or department of defense. These in turn manage military branches that themselves command formation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junkers Ju 87
The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from ''Sturzkampfflugzeug'', "dive bomber") was a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945). The aircraft is easily recognisable by its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage. Upon the leading edges of its faired main gear legs were mounted ram-air sirens known as ', which became a propaganda symbol of German air power and of the so-called ''Blitzkrieg'' victories of 1939–1942, as well as providing Stuka pilots with audible feedback as to speed. The Stuka's design included several innovations, including automatic pull-up dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high g-forces. The Ju 87 operated with c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Lynx (shore Establishment)
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS ''Lynx'' after the wild cat: * was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1761 and sold in 1777. * was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1777. Converted to a hospital ship in 1780, the ship was sold in 1783. * was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1794 and sold in 1813. * ''Lynx'' was to have been an 18-gun . Originally ordered in 1812 as HMS ''Pandora'' she was renamed ''Lynx''. However construction was canceled in 1818. * was a launched in 1833 and broken up in 1845. * was an wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1854 and sold in 1862. * was a launched in 1868 and sold in 1888. * was a launched in 1894 and sold in 1912. * was an launched in 1913 and sunk by a mine in the Moray Firth in 1915. * was a Type 41 (or ''Leopard''-class) frigate launched in 1955, sold to Bangladesh in 1982 and renamed ''Abu Bakr''. * was also a shore establishment at Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wolfran Round-Turner
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fischer Watson
Rear Admiral Fischer Burges Watson, (3 September 1884 – 14 August 1960) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division. Naval career Born the eldest son of Rear Admiral Burges Watson and Marie Thérèse Fischer and educated at Ashdown House and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Watson joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1899. In early June 1902 it was announced that he would be posted to , serving in the Channel Squadron, but the appointment was cancelled and later the same month he was posted as Midshipman on board the protected cruiser , about to become flagship on the North America and West Indies Station. Watson served in the First World War as Commanding Officer of the destroyer from the start of the war, of from April 1917 and of from September 1918. After the War he briefly commanded before being appointed Assistant to Chief of Staff and Maintenance Captain at Portsmouth in 1920. He became Commanding Officer of the cruiser i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sells
Vice-Admiral William Fortescue Sells CMG (19 January 1881 – 31 March 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Dungeness Station. Naval career Sells joined to Royal Navy in the late 19th century and was promoted to lieutenant on 19 January 1901.Sells Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 196. He served as naval attaché at the British Embassy in Athens during the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. Promoted to captain on 31 December 1918, he became commanding officer of the depot ship HMS ''Sandhurst'' in March 1919, Captain of Devonport Gunnery School in May 1923 and Captain of the cruiser HMS ''Cleopatra'' in November 1925. He went on to be Captain of the battleship HMS ''Emperor of India'' in January 1928 and Captain of the battleship HMS ''Benbow'' in May 1929, before retiring in April 1930. He was recalled and served as Royal Naval Officer, Carnarvon from November 1942 and as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tennant (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir William George Tennant (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser , when it searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic. He remained in this capacity when the ''Repulse'' was sunk by the Japanese along with in the South China Sea on 10 December 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later aided in the setup of the Mulberry harbours and the Pluto pipelines, a crucial part of the success of Operation Overlord. Biography Born in Upton-upon-Severn and educated at nearby Hanley Castle Grammar School, Tennant joined the Royal Navy in 1905 at the age of 15, as a naval cadet at Britannia Royal Naval College. He was eventually appointed an acting sub-lieutenant, being confirmed in that rank on 15 December 1909, and was promoted to lieutenant on 30 June 1912, eventually specialising in navigati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bousfield (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear admiral Henry Hugh Bousfield (30 November 1889 – 6 November 1947) was a Royal Navy who became Commander-in-Chief, Dover. Naval career Bousfield joined the Royal Navy in January 1906. He served in the cruiser HMS ''Skirmisher'' and then in the battleship HMS ''King George V'' during World War I. Promoted to captain in June 1931, he became Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze, in September 1931, captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in August 1935 and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS ''Manchester'' in January 1938: he saw active service in command of the ship during World War II. He retired in July 1941 but was recalled as Commander-in-Chief, Dover The Commander in Chief, Dover was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Dover Command. History First World War Dover Patrol In late July 1914, with ..., in July 1945 before reverting to retirement in June 1946. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pridham-Wippell
Admiral Sir Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell, (12 August 1885 – 2 April 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. Early life Educated at The Limes, Greenwich, and at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Henry Daniel Pridham-Wippell joined the Royal Navy in 1900. By coincidence he had several friends growing up who were Jewish, and he was always strongly opposed to antisemitism. He served in the First World War in ships of the Grand Fleet. He took charge of the destroyers at Gallipoli in 1915 and served on the Adriatic and Palestine coasts from 1916. Pridham-Wippell was made Captain of in 1928 and Commander of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet in 1932. He followed the news of the early Zionist movement, and he spoke "warmly and ethusiastically" about the idea of Jewish people finally having a country of their own where they would not be "subject to persecution." He stated "there are more of the Jewish people in the eastern half of Europe to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cunliffe (Royal Navy Officer)
Commodore Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe CBE (15 March 1895 – 29 November 1990) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Dover. Naval career Cunliffe joined the Royal Navy in September 1912. He was present at the Battle of Jutland in June 1916 during the First World War. He became commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Milford'' in December 1937. He also served during the Second World War as Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from December 1939, Commander-in-Chief, Dover, from April 1942 and captain of the aircraft carrier HMS ''Illustrious'' from August 1942. He went on to be Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport in August 1944 before retiring in January 1946. While serving in the Royal Navy, Cunliffe played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy Cricket Club, making ten appearances between 1914–1929. He scored 335 runs at an average of 20.93, which included three half centuries and a high score of 87. With the ball, he took 16 wickets wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertram Ramsay
Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB, KBE, MVO (20 January 1883 – 2 January 1945) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded the destroyer during the First World War. In the Second World War, he was responsible for the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 and planning and commanding the naval forces in the invasion of France in 1944. Personal life Ramsay was born in Hampton Court Palace, into an old family (see Ramsay Baronets). His parents were Brigadier General William Alexander Ramsay and Susan Newcombe Minchener. He attended Colchester Royal Grammar School. On 26 February 1929, Ramsay married Helen Margaret Menzies, daughter of Colonel Charles Thomson Menzies. They had two sons, * David Francis Ramsay (1 October 1933 – 2 January 2021) who wrote two books and had two children, Michael Ramsay and James Ramsay. * Major General Charles Alexander Ramsay CB OBE (12 October 1936 – 31 December 2017) was educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and rose to become Director G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy Landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal, and the operation had to be delayed 24 hours; a further postponement would have meant a delay of at least two weeks, as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days each month were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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