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Baron Dowding. Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding, 1. Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (* 24. April 1882 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire; † 15. Februar 1970 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) war Offizier in der Royal Air Force (RAF) und während der Luftschlacht um England Kommandant des RAF Fighter Command (Jagdwaffe).
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882 – 15 February 1970) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the ...
20. Apr. 2024 · Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding (born April 24, 1882, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scot.—died Feb. 15, 1970, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Eng.) was a British air chief marshal and head of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (1940) in World War II.
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Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding, 1. Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (* 24. April 1882 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire; † 15. Februar 1970 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) war Offizier in der Royal Air Force (RAF) und während der Luftschlacht um England Kommandant des RAF Fighter Command (Jagdwaffe).
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Adolf Hitler's plan to invade Britain.
Juli 1943 durch Letters Patent an den Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding verliehen. Dieser war Kommandeur des RAF Fighter Command während der Luftschlacht um England im Jahr 1940 gewesen. Dafür hatte er ein besonderes System der Luftverteidigung entwickelt, das seinen Namen trug.
The ashes of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory, GCB, GCVO, CMG, are buried in the Royal Air Force chapel, at the east end of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey.
