Admiral Sir Max Horton
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Admiral Sir Max Horton was a distinguished British Royal Navy officer best known for his decisive leadership of Allied anti-submarine and convoy operations in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admiral Sir Max Horton canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
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Croix de Guerre (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Jutland
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Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix |
DSO
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GCB NERFINISHED ⓘ OOB (various British orders and decorations) ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Admiral Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | Allied anti-submarine doctrine in WWII ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of Allied anti-submarine operations
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command of Allied convoy operations ⓘ leadership in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
centralized control of North Atlantic convoys
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development of convoy escort tactics ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied naval command in the Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander, 2nd Cruiser Squadron
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Commander, 2nd Submarine Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander, Reserve Fleet ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (acting at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches NERFINISHED ⓘ Flag Officer Submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Navy officer ⓘ |
| specialization |
anti-submarine warfare
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submarine warfare ⓘ |
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