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Lieutenant Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope VC RN (13 March 1905 – 8 April 1940) was a posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope VC RN, an illustrious figure in the annals of British military history, shines as a beacon of unparalleled bravery, commitment, and self-sacrifice.
Name: Gerard Broadmead ROOPE. D.O.B: 13th Mar, 1905. D.O.A: 8th Apr, 1940. D.O.D: 8th Apr, 1940. Award: Victoria Cross. Occupation at time of action: Lieutenant Commander, HMS Glowworm, Royal Navy. Book: The Complete History - Volume 3.
23. Dez. 2023 · Lt Cdr Roope was seen to be helping survivors in the water to don life-jackets and was thrown a rope from the Hipper. However, he was unable to cling to it and was drowned. Of the crew of 149, one officer and 30 men survived and were chivalrously picked up by the Admiral Hipper.
Gerard Roope was the first man who was awarded the VC in the Second World War. Gerard Roope went down with his ship HMS Glowworm in the Norwegian Sea.
31. März 2017 · Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope the 35-year-old Royal Navy officer, for his action was the earliest awarded a Victoria Cross in the Second World War (although the award was gazetted after hostilities ended) and is one of very few to have the award justified, in part, from a recommendation and supporting evidence provided ...
8. Apr. 2018 · Remembering the Fallen: on this day in 1940, Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope VC, of the Royal Navy, died at sea when HMS Glowworm sank during a battle in Norway’s West Fjord. He drowned after helping members of his crew don life-jackets, enabling them to be rescued by the German cruiser Admiral Hipper.
