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9 de abr. de 2024 · World War II. Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet (born April 13, 1892, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England—died April 5, 1984, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) was a British air officer who initiated and directed the “saturation bombing” that the Royal Air Force inflicted on Germany during World War II. Harris was reared in Rhodesia ...
Arthur Harris. Arthur Travers Harris /ɑːθə (r) 'hæɹɪs/ ( Cheltenham, 13 de abril de 1892 – Henley, 5 de abril de 1984), conocido a menudo por la prensa como «Bomber» Harris (en inglés, « Bombardero Harris») y dentro de la propia RAF como «Butcher» Harris («Carnicero Harris»), 1 fue un militar, Criminal de Guerra, Comandante en ...
Arthur Travers Harris (ur. 13 kwietnia 1892, zm. 5 kwietnia 1984) – brytyjski marszałek Royal Air Force, propagator i realizator strategii nalotów dywanowych na III Rzeszę, w latach 1942–1945 dowódca alianckiej floty bombowców w Europie. Przez prasę nazywany Bomber Harris (Bombowiec Harris), a w RAF Butcher Harris (Rzeźnik Harris) [2] .
Arthur Harris was born. 20 Apr 1938 : A British purchasing mission led by Air Commodore Arthur Harris visited the United States to select suitable aircraft for use by the RAF in its expansion programme. The first aircraft selected were the Lockheed Hudson and the North American Harvard, 200 of each being ordered at a cost of US$ 5.4 million.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris is remembered in the RAF chapel in Westminster Abbey. His name, with those of other wartime leaders, was painted in 1989 below the Battle of Britain memorial window. He was born in Cheltenham on 13th April 1892, a son of George, of the Indian Civil Service, and his wife Caroline (Elliot).
21 de abr. de 2023 · Arthur Harris: il “macellaio” di Cheltenham. Presentiamo la figura di sir Arthur Harris. Probabilmente è un nome che dirà poco alla maggior parte di voi, ma è stata una figura importante della Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Partiamo dai suoi due soprannomi più conosciuti: “Harris il Bombardiere” e “Harris il Macellaio”.
Arthur Harris Played Crucial Role in Defeating Hitler’s Third Reich. The burly, mustached, reddish-haired chief of RAF Bomber Command from February 1942 to the war’s end had, indeed, played a crucial role in the defeat of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.
