Bertram Ramsay

Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB Order of the Bath

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1883 Born

1945 Died

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Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British [i] order of chivalry [i] founded by George I [i] ...

KBE Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British [i] order of chivalry [i] est ...

MVO Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order is an order of chivalry that was established by Queen Victoria [i] ...

, was a British United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...

admiral during World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ...

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Contribution

Ramsey became an important contributor in the field of amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare

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As Vice-Admiral Dover Dover

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he was responsible for the Dunkirk evacuation Operation Dynamo

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He was active in planning Operation Sledgehammer and was subsequently given the planning role for the naval landings of Operation Torch Operation Torch

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in North Africa.
He played a major part in planning the D-day invasion Battle of Normandy

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, particularly the naval landings of Operation Neptune and led the naval forces in the battle,

In January, 1945, he was killed when his plane crash Aviation accidents and incidents

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ed on takeoff at Toussus-le-Noble. He was en route to a conference in Brussels Brussels

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References

Woodward, David: Ramsay at War. The Fighting Life of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay. � London: W. Kimber, 1957