Admiral Sir John Tovey

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British military personnel Royal Navy officer admiral human

Admiral Sir John Tovey was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for commanding British forces in the pursuit and destruction of the German battleship Bismarck during the Second World War.

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Label	Occurrences
Admiral Sir John Tovey canonical	2
Admiral John Tovey	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military personnel ⓘ Royal Navy officer ⓘ admiral ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfService	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	Royal Navy ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
familyName	Tovey ⓘ
fieldOfWork	military strategy ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Admiral ⓘ Sir ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Admiral ⓘ Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
militaryUnit	Home Fleet ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableCommand	British forces pursuing Bismarck ⓘ Home Fleet ⓘ
notableEvent	Commanded British forces against Bismarck ⓘ
notableFor	Command of Royal Navy Home Fleet in WWII ⓘ Role in sinking of Bismarck ⓘ
notableWork	Sinking of Bismarck ⓘ surface form: Pursuit and destruction of the German battleship Bismarck
occupation	military leader ⓘ naval officer ⓘ
participantIn	Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Sinking of Bismarck ⓘ surface form: Hunt for the battleship Bismarck
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet ⓘ surface form: Flag Officer, Home Fleet
serviceNumber	British Royal Navy officer service ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Home Fleet → notableCommander → Admiral Sir John Tovey ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet → notableCommander → Admiral Sir John Tovey ⓘ

British Armed Forces in World War II → notableCommander → Admiral Sir John Tovey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiral John Tovey