Royal Navy Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches (1883-1951)
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Sir Max Kennedy Horton
Admiral Sir Max Horton, 1943
Born
(1883-11-29)29 November 1883 Rhosneigr, Anglesey
Died
30 July 1951(1951-07-30) (aged 67) London
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1898–1945
Rank
Admiral
Commands held
Western Approaches Command Flag Officer Submarines HMS E9
Battles/wars
First World War
North Sea & Baltic Sea
Second World War
Battle of the Atlantic
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Sea Gallantry Medal Mentioned in dispatches Order of St. George (Russia) Order of St. Vladimir (Russia) Order of St. Anna (Russia) Order of St. Stanislaus (Russia) Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Legion of Merit (United States) Order of St. Olaf (Norway)
Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO & Two Bars, SGM (29 November 1883 – 30 July 1951) was a British submariner during the First World War and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the later half of the Second World War, responsible for British participation in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO & Two Bars, SGM (29 November 1883 – 30 July 1951) was a British submariner during the First World War and commander-in-chief...
Naval rating in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Shortly after Admiral MaxHorton was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Western Approaches Command, in...
Submarine Flotilla and was placed under Flag Officer Submarines, Admiral MaxHorton, who appointed Commander George Simpson to command the unit. Administratively...
as Commander-in-Chief of Western Approaches Command by Admiral Sir MaxHorton. Horton used the growing number of escorts becoming available to organise...
the attack was developed by Commander Cromwell-Varley, with support of MaxHorton, Flag Officer Submarines, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. On September...
pirates, Lieutenant Commander MaxHorton began flying the flag after returning from successful patrols. Initially, Horton's submarine HMS E9 flew an additional...
February 2023. Chalmers, W.S. (1954). MaxHorton and the Western Approaches, A biography of Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, G.C.B., D.S.O. London: Hodder and...
cruiser SMS Hela. Remembering Wilson's statements, commanding officer MaxHorton instructed his submariners to manufacture a Jolly Roger, which was flown...
commander-in-chief was Admiral Percy Noble, who was replaced by Admiral MaxHorton in November 1942. A total of sixty-six women from the Women's Royal Naval...
after their surrender. The initial surrender was attended by Admiral Sir MaxHorton, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Approaches, and Sir Basil Brooke, third...
innovative idea to the Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches Command, Sir MaxHorton. The combination of an active hunting group and a determined, and innovative...
archivist (d. 1950) November 29 Lev Galler, Soviet admiral (d. 1950) MaxHorton, British admiral (d. 1951) December 3 – Anton Webern, Austrian composer...
Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953) is an American actor and director. He played Professor Gary Shepherd on the television series Thirtysomething from...
February 1942 the commander of the Royal Navy's submarine service, Admiral MaxHorton, was developing plans to use manned torpedoes and midget submarines. Trials...
the direction of the Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches, Admiral Sir MaxHorton, Philante, with a staff of ASW experts on board, would provide the practical...
Malacca Straits. In January 1940, Vice-Admiral MaxHorton was made Rear Admiral Submarines. Horton's biographer, Rear Admiral William S. Chalmers, cites...
HMS Jervis Bay and Commodore of Convoy HX 84 Lieutenant MaxHorton – later Admiral Sir MaxHorton Lieutenant John Jellicoe – later Admiral of the Fleet...
Gaming, p. 120-121 Caffrey (2019), On Wargaming, p. 71 These were Admirals MaxHorton and Percy Noble. See Parkin (2019). A Game of Birds and Wolves, Postscript...
action (three to U-boats and three to aircraft). In 1940 Admiral Sir MaxHorton (later Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches Command) broached the idea...
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