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Admiral Sir Max Horton, RNĀ (1883ā1951)
ADMIRAL SIR MAX KENNEDY HORTON, KCB, DSO, (C IN C, WESTERN APPROACHES). (A 20790) Copyright: Ā© IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205153203 During the First World War, Horton had been one of Britainās ablest submarine commanders. There could therefore have been no one better to lead the fight against the German U-boat menace as Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches from 1942. His overriding responsibility…
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