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James Stagg
Born(1900-06-30)30 June 1900
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Died23 June 1975(1975-06-23) (aged 74)
Seaford, Sussex, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Years of service1943–1945
RankGroup Captain
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
RelationsPeter Stagg (son)
Other workDirector of Services at the Meteorological Office

Group Captain James Martin Stagg, CB, OBE, FRSE (30 June 1900 – 23 June 1975) was a British Met Office meteorologist attached to the Royal Air Force during the Second World War who notably persuaded General Dwight D. Eisenhower to change the date of the Allied invasion of Europe from 5 to 6 June 1944.[2]

  1. ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal, 25 June 1975
  2. ^ Buttle, Cameron (5 June 2019). "The RAF weathermen who helped save D-Day". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

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