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AÖMÜÄL RAMSAY
KILLED
World's Greatest Naval
Planning Expert
LONDON, Wednesday. - Admiral
Slr Bertram Ramsay, Allied Naval
Commander, was killed yesterday in
a plane crnsh In France. His plane
took off from an aerodrome near
Paris, and crashort almost Immediate
ly after leaving tho qround. He and
members of his staff wore killed in
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Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay Help
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
Admiral Ramsay ivas leaving for Bel
gium to attend <i conference. Ile earn
ed one of the greatest naval .reputations
of tho war in organising and directing
the Dunkirk evacuation, and ¡aler play
ing a leading part in planning the Allied
landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy
and Normandy.
Ho was regarded as thc world's
greatest export in planning and or
ganising large-scalo amphibious oper
ations.
He was known as "Dynamo" Ramsay
throughout the Navy, He was a Dover
patrol skipper in the Inst war, and pain
ed an exceptional knowledge of the Eng
lish Channel.
He exacted n magnificent revenge for
Dunkilk by playing a large part in the
planning of tue landing 'in Normandy.
"VERY GREAT LOSS."
The following statement was issued by
Air. A. V. Alexauder, First Lord of the
Admiralty, last night: "Tho death of
Admiral Ramsay is a very great loss to
the Royal Navy and the Allied cause.
When commanding at Dover he bors the
chief responsibility for tho evacuation of,
Dunkirk, and later, in the Mediterran-1
can, was associated with the planning
and .command of every important com
bined operation from tho landing in
North Africa onwards.
"Finally, as Ncval Commander-in
Chief under General Elsonhower his
planning and leadership of .ho great
i assault on the Continent last June
crowned a war careor which must
Indeed bring pride to his family as
well as to tho service in which he
spent lils lifo."
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