Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron
- Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron
-
▪ British air chief marshal
born April 24, 1882, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scot.
died Feb. 15, 1970, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Eng.
British air chief marshal and head of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (1940) in World War II; he was largely responsible for defeating the German Air Force in its attempt to gain control of British skies in preparation for a German invasion of England.
A squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, Dowding remained in the new Royal Air Force. After serving in command, staff, and training positions in Britain and Asia, he became chief of the newly created Fighter Command in 1936. He vigorously promoted the development of radar and the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters that contributed significantly to the defeat of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Although the Fighter Command was outnumbered, Dowding's strategic and tactical skill enabled it to retain air superiority and thwart Germany's aims. He retired in November 1942 and was created baron the next year.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding — Dowding redirects here. For other uses, see Dowding (disambiguation). The Baron Dowding Sir Hugh Dowding Nickname … Wikipedia
Baron Dowding — of Bentley Priory in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1943 for the noted air commander Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. He was commander of the RAF Fighter Command during the Battle o … Wikipedia
Hugh Dowding — Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 avril 1882, Moffat en Écosse – 15 février 1970), 1er baron Dowding, est un officier britannique qui a participé … Wikipédia en Français
Leigh-Mallory, Trafford — ▪ British air marshal born July 11, 1892, Mobberley, Cheshire, England killed in action November 14, 1944, in flight over France British air marshal who commanded the Allied air forces in the Normandy Invasion (1944) during World War II.… … Universalium
full general — noun a general officer of the highest rank • Syn: ↑general • Derivationally related forms: ↑generalship (for: ↑general), ↑general (for: ↑general) … Useful english dictionary
Даудинг Хью Касуолл Тременхир, 1-й барон Даудинг — (Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere, 1st Baron Dowding) (1882 1970), англ. гл. маршал авиации. В самом нач. 1 й мировой войны, в 1914 г. назначен командиром недавно созданного Королевского летного корпуса, сам служил летчиком. В 1936 г. команд,… … Всемирная история
