Admiral Sir Max Horton

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Admiral Sir Max Horton was a distinguished British Royal Navy officer best known for his decisive leadership of Allied anti-submarine and convoy operations in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.

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Admiral Sir Max Horton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Bar to the Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Croix de Guerre (France) ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Legion of Merit (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Legion of Merit

Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
battle Battle of Jutland ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
employer Royal Navy ⓘ
familyName Horton ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Max ⓘ
hasHonorificSuffix DSO ⓘ
GCB ⓘ
OOB (various British orders and decorations) ⓘ
honorificPrefix Admiral Sir ⓘ
influenced Allied anti-submarine doctrine in WWII ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
notableFor command of Allied anti-submarine operations ⓘ
command of Allied convoy operations ⓘ
leadership in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
notableWork centralized control of North Atlantic convoys ⓘ
development of convoy escort tactics ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
partOf Allied naval command in the Second World War ⓘ
positionHeld Commander, 2nd Cruiser Squadron ⓘ
Commander, 2nd Submarine Flotilla ⓘ
Commander, Reserve Fleet ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (acting at times) ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches ⓘ
Flag Officer Submarines ⓘ
residence United Kingdom ⓘ
serviceNumber Royal Navy officer ⓘ
specialization anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
submarine warfare ⓘ

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Royal Navy Atlantic operations → commandedBy → Admiral Sir Max Horton ⓘ