Henry Harwood

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Royal Navy officer admiral human

Henry Harwood was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading the successful pursuit and engagement of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during World War II.

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer →
admiral →
human →
allegiance United Kingdom →
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath →
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath →
surface form: "Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath"

Order of the British Empire →
birthDate 1888-01-19 →
birthPlace London, England →
surface form: "London"
commanded HMS Ajax →
South American Division of the Royal Navy →
conflict World War I →
World War II →
country United Kingdom →
deathDate 1950-06-09 →
deathPlace London, England →
surface form: "London"
education Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth →
surface form: "Royal Naval College, Dartmouth"
engagement Pursuit and engagement of Admiral Graf Spee →
familyName Harwood →
givenName Henry →
militaryBranch Royal Navy →
militaryRank Admiral →
Rear Admiral →
Vice Admiral →
notableAchievement Commanded British forces against Admiral Graf Spee →
notableWork Battle of the River Plate →
occupation military leader →
naval officer →
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet →
serviceEndYear 1945 →
serviceStartYear 1903 →
Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: "Batalla del Río de la Plata"
Battle of the River Plate → commander → Henry Harwood →
Mediterranean Fleet → notableCommander → Henry Harwood →
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