Search results
Admiral Sir William George Tennant KCB CBE MVO DL (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse, when she searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic.
British Captain William Tennant was entrusted with rescuing the British army from Dunkirk. Tennant officially was senior naval officer ashore, ordered by his superior, Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay, to supervise the evacuation and coordinate all the elements that were needed to achieve that end.
Bill Tennant had a very eventful war even after the Dunkirk evacuation. He was the captain of HMS Repulse, which was sunk by the Japanese in 1942. He also had a key role in the D-day landings...
Admiral Sir William George Tennant KCB CBE MVO DL (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse , when she searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic.
May 24, 2010 · Admiral William Tennant was a son of Upton-upon-Severn, with a long career in the Royal Navy. The nickname he was given by ordinary sailors - Dunkirk Joe - indicates the key role he played in...
Admiral Sir William George "Bill" Tennant KCB CBE MVO DL (2 January 1890 – 26 July 1963) was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.
Oct 22, 2020 · The original goal was to get 45,000 men out in two days before the defensive line at Dunkirk, the last Allied-held territory in the area, collapsed. A Canadian member of the Royal Navy, Cmdr. James Campbell Clouston, was assigned to getting as many men as possible off the “East Mole.”
&ck=E8638645C7EAC354465E3C6482DE0DD4&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)1")
&ck=DF48406257DBEC91DC6EFA1BE7F258AE&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)2")
&ck=054DD4B3C5FAB89E370DFD619F75DBD5&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)3")
&ck=2AB2ADD82D9130707322AF6D2DCC3D5C&idpp=rc&idpview=singleimage&form=rc2idp "William Tennant (Royal Navy officer)4")
