Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as First Sea Lord and a key naval strategist for Britain during the early years of the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer
admiral of the fleet
human
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Order of Merit
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
describedBySource British Second World War naval histories
Royal Navy historical records
employer Royal Navy
familyName Pound
gender male
givenName Dudley
honorificPrefix Sir
honorificSuffix GCB
GCVO
OM
Royal Navy
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Board of Admiralty
Order of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Royal Victorian Order
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet
militaryUnit Grand Fleet
Mediterranean Fleet
notableFor involvement in the decision to disperse Convoy PQ 17
leadership of the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic
participation in high-level Allied strategic planning with Winston Churchill
service as First Sea Lord during the early years of the Second World War
notableWork British naval strategy in the early years of the Second World War
occupation military leader
naval officer
partOf British Armed Forces high command during the Second World War
positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet
Chief of the Naval Staff
First Sea Lord
role senior naval strategist for Britain during the early Second World War
workLocation Admiralty, London

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British War Cabinet hasMember Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound