Sandy Woodward

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Sandy Woodward was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the UK task force during the 1982 Falklands War.

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instanceOf Royal Navy officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
commanded HMS Ark Royal
HMS Norfolk
HMS Sheffield
linked to: HMS Sheffield (D80)
conflict Cold War
Falklands War
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1932-05-01
dateOfDeath 2013-08-04
educatedAt Royal Naval College Dartmouth
employer British Armed Forces
familyName Woodward
fieldOfWork maritime strategy
naval warfare
genre military memoir
givenName Henry
hasHonorificPrefix Admiral
Sir
hasNickname Sandy
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Navy Submarine Service
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
notableEvent surrender of Argentine forces in the Falklands War
notableWork One Hundred Days (memoir of the Falklands campaign)
command of the British task force in the Falklands War
occupation military leader
naval officer
placeOfBirth Cornwall
England
Penzance
placeOfDeath Bosham
England
West Sussex
positionHeld Commander of the Task Group 317.8
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)
Flag Officer First Flotilla
residence Bosham
serviceEndYear 1989
serviceStartYear 1946
sexOrGender male

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One Hundred Days author Sandy Woodward
One Hundred Days aboutPerson Sandy Woodward
Battle of San Carlos commander Sandy Woodward