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   Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, GCB, OBE, AFC (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as " Bomber " Harris by the press and often within the RAF as " Butch " Harris, [a] was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing ...

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3. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › bomber-harris“Bomber” Harris and His Royal Air Force Bomber Command

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   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.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Sir-Arthur-TraversSir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet - Britannica

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   Apr 9, 2024 · 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.

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   Who was Arthur Harris?

   • Arthur Harris, c.1940 © Harris led RAF Bomber Command in World War Two, earning him the nickname 'Bomber Harris'. His implementation of the policy of 'saturation' or 'area' bombing of German cities has made him a hugely controversial figure. Arthur Travers Harris was born on 13 April 1892 in Cheltenham. His father was in the Indian Civil Service.

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   Who was Sir Arthur Travers Harris?

   • 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.

   Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet | WW2 Bomber Commander, RAF

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   Who was Air Marshal Arthur Travers Harris?

   • Racing his Bentley at breakneck speed between his High Wycombe headquarters and the Air Ministry during World War II, Air Marshal Arthur Travers Harris was the bane of motorcycle policemen on the London road. Late one night, a constable stopped him and said reproachfully, “You might have killed somebody, sir.”

   “Bomber” Harris and His Royal Air Force Bomber Command

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   Why was Arthur Travers Harris nicknamed 'Butcher'?

   • For this he gained the nickname of “Butcher,” along with “Bert,” “Ginger,” and “Butch.” Bomber Command Chief Air Marshal Arthur Travers Harris became one of the most controversial Allied figures of WWII due to his relentless bombing of German cities.

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › harris_arthur_bomberBBC - History - Historic Figures: Arthur 'Bomber' Harris ...

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7. www.thoughtco.com › marshal-arthur-bomber-harrisArthur "Bomber" Harris in World War II - ThoughtCo

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   Jan 2, 2020 · Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command for much of World War II. A fighter pilot in World War I, Harris was charged with implementing the British policy of area bombing German cities in the later conflict. During the war, he built Bomber Command into a ...

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9. www.airandspaceforces.com › article › 0911keeperfileThe “Whirlwind” of Bomber Harris | Air & Space Forces Magazine

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   Sep 1, 2011 · Sept. 1, 2011. Arthur Travers Harris, known as “Bomber” Harris, became commander of RAF Bomber Command in early 1942. Until then, Bomber Command hadn’t done much, but the energetic and controversial Harris soon changed all that. He became the architect and chief proponent of nighttime “area bombing” of major German cities.

10. www.nytimes.com › 1984/04/07 › obituariesSIR ARTHUR T. HARRIS IS DEAD AT 91; LED BRITAIN'S BOMBER COMMAND

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    Apr 7, 1984 · Sir Arthur Travers Harris, Marshal of the Royal Air Force and the last of the leaders who planned and directed Allied operations against Germany in World War II, died Thursday night at...