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Pages in category "Royal Navy admirals of World War II" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) British Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800 Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally ...
The British Fleet air arm in World War II. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781846032837. Barnett, Correlli (1991). Engage the Enemy more Closely: the Royal Navy in the Second World War. New York City: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-02918-2. Brown, Kevin (2019). Fittest of the Fit Health and Morale in the Royal Navy, 1939–1945. Barnsley: Pen & Sword.
Naval History.net; Mackie, Gordon (December 2022). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Colin Mackie at gulabin.com. Niehorster, Leo Dr. (2013) World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations - British, Colonial, and Dominion Armed Forces - British, Colonial, and Dominion Navies .
At the start of World War II in 1939, the Royal Navy was still the largest in the world, with over 1,400 vessels. [73] [74] The Royal Navy provided critical cover during Operation Dynamo, the British evacuations from Dunkirk, and as the ultimate deterrent to a German invasion of Britain during the following four months.
At the start of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, [1] with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe. [2] It had over 15 battleships and battlecruisers, 7 aircraft carriers, 66 cruisers, 164 destroyers and 66 submarines. [2]
This category is senior British military leaders such as generals, admirals and air marshals who served during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.