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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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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  4. u. v. w. x. y. z. 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...

  5. 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.

  6. 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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  7. May 23, 2018 · The Oxford Companion to British History JOHN CANNON. *Harris, Sir Arthur Travers* (1892–1984). Marshal of the Royal Air Force [1], famous as commander-in-chief, RAF Bomber Command, 1942–5. This force absorbed much British productive capacity and high-quality manpower.

  8. 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...

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