Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal was a senior Royal Air Force commander who served as Chief of the Air Staff during most of the Second World War and played a key role in directing Britain’s air strategy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British military leader
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Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ Royal Air Force officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Chief of the Air Staff in October 1940 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre (France)
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-05-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hungerford, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Michael and All Angels Church, Hungerford, Berkshire 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 ⓘ |
| createdPeer | Viscount Portal of Hungerford in 1946 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1971-04-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Frederick Algernon Portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Air Chief Marshal
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Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Air Force Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Air Chief Marshal ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
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Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing Britain’s air strategy during the Second World War
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oversight of RAF Bomber Command strategic bombing campaign ⓘ service as Chief of the Air Staff from 1940 to 1945 ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Alexandra Portal
NERFINISHED
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Rosemary Portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | development of Allied strategic bombing policy in Europe during WWII ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Air Member for Personnel
NERFINISHED
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Chairman of the British Aluminium Company ⓘ Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ Chief of the Air Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander-in-Chief Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Director of Organization, Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-Chief of the Air Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Margaret Welby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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