Max Kennedy Horton Military person

Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton GCB DSO** SGM (29 November 1883 – 30 July 1951) was a British submariner in World War I and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the latter half of World War II, responsible for British participation in the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic.

Personal facts

Max Kennedy Horton
Birth dateNovember 29, 1883
Birth place
Rhosneigr , Anglesey
Date of deathJuly 30, 1951

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Legion of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Legion of Honour
Sea Gallantry Medal
Distinguished Service Order
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of St. Anna
Order of Saint Stanislaus
Order of St. Olav
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
World War II
World War I
military command
Flag Officer Submarines
Western Approaches Command
service start1898
service end1945

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