Admiral Bertram Ramsay

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Admiral Bertram Ramsay was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for masterminding the Dunkirk evacuation and later serving as the naval commander for the D-Day landings in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military officer
Royal Navy admiral
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath
Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de guerre

Distinguished Service Order
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Legion of Merit
birthDate 1883-01-20
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Portsmouth Naval Memorial
causeOfDeath air crash
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1945-01-02
deathPlace near Toussus-le-Noble, France
educatedAt Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth
surface form: Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
era 20th century
familyName Ramsay
givenName Bertram
hasChild Charles Ramsay
David Ramsay
hasRankAtEndOfCareer Admiral
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryOperation D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings

Battle of Dunkirk
surface form: Dunkirk evacuation

Operation Dynamo
Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
militaryRank Admiral
nickname Architect of Dunkirk evacuation
notableFor Operation Overlord
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

Battle of Dunkirk
surface form: Dunkirk evacuation
notableWork Planning of cross-Channel invasion logistics
occupation naval officer
partOf Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied forces in World War II
positionHeld Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, Allied Naval Expeditionary Force

Deputy Naval Commander-in-Chief, Allied Expeditionary Force
Flag Officer, Dover
Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force
surface form: Naval Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force

Naval Commander, Operation Dynamo
roleInEvent Organized evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk in 1940
Planned and directed naval component of D-Day landings in 1944
serviceEndYear 1945
serviceStartYear 1898
spouse Helen Menzies

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Operation Neptune commandedBy Admiral Bertram Ramsay
Operation Dynamo commander Admiral Bertram Ramsay
this entity surface form: Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay
Operation Jubilee overallNavalCommander Admiral Bertram Ramsay
this entity surface form: Rear-Admiral Bertram Ramsay