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Dudley Pound

1877 - 1943

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound (29 August 1877 – 21 October 1943) was a British senior officer of the Royal Navy. He served in the First World War as a battleship commander, taking part in the Battle of Jutland with notable success, contributing to the sinking of the German cruiser Wiesbaden. He served as First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy, for the first four years of the Second World War. In that role his greatest achievement was his successful campaign against the German U-boats and the winning of the Battle of the Atlantic but his judgment has been questioned over the failed Norwegian Campaign in 1940, and his dismissal of Admiral Dudley North in 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dudley Pound is the 1,760th most popular military personnel (up from 1,804th in 2019), the 3,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,627th in 2019) and the 94th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Dudley Pound ranks 1,760 out of 2,058. Before him are Wilhelm Heye, András Toma, Leonid Ivashov, Lewis Powell, Gustav von Alvensleben, and Gurgen Dalibaltayan. After him are José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Werner Teske, Anatoly Kvashnin, and Axel von dem Bussche.

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Among people born in 1877, Dudley Pound ranks 144. Before him are W. D. Ross, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Liao Zhongkai, Léon Sée, René Navarre, and Wang Guowei. After him are Elsa Laula Renberg, Charles Collignon, Abelardo Olivier, Andrejs Upīts, Miltiadis Gouskos, and Ernst Wetter. Among people deceased in 1943, Dudley Pound ranks 180. Before him are A. Merritt, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Seigō Nakano, Milutin Ivković, Helene Stöcker, and Eugeniusz Bodo. After him are Jenő Rejtő, Peider Lansel, Otto Modersohn, Willoughby Hamilton, András Székely, and Georg Gehring.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dudley Pound ranks 3,726 out of 8,785. Before him are John Mayhew (1947), James Paget (1814), Nigel Kennedy (1956), Gareth Evans (1980), Joe Gomez (1997), and Kaya Scodelario (1992). After him are Michael Mann (1942), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Delia Derbyshire (1937), John Polkinghorne (1930), Joe Abercrombie (1974), and Nigel Terry (1945).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Dudley Pound ranks 94. Before him are Melita Norwood (1912), John Benbow (1653), Roy Urquhart (1901), Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), and Harry Patch (1898). After him are Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Lawrence Oates (1880), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Andy Green (1962), and John Byng (1704).

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