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