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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian, GCB, KBE, DSO & Two Bars (15 July 1894 – 27 May 1968) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars. Vian specialised in naval gunnery from the end of the First World War, and subsequently received several appointments as gunnery officer.
- 1907–1952
- Admiral of the Fleet
- 14 June 1894, London, England
- Royal Navy
Philip Louis Vian (Londres, 15 de junio de 1894 - Ashford Hill, 27 de mayo de 1968) fue un marino de la Marina Real Británica que alcanzó el grado de almirante. Participó en la Gran Guerra y en audaces operaciones navales en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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7 de ago. de 2021 · British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian was one of history’s great fighting commanders, serving with distinction during World War II by David T. Zabecki 8/7/2021 4/26/2024 Sir Philip Vian of the British Royal Navy was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and two bars.
- David T. Zabecki
De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. Philip Louis Vian ( Londres, 15 de junio de 1894 - Ashford Hill, 27 de mayo de 1968) fue un marino de la Marina Real Británica que alcanzó el grado de almirante. Participó en la Gran Guerra y en audaces operaciones navales en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
El convoy Vigorous, que zarpó de Alejandría bajo el mando del Contralmirante Philip Vian, sufrió repetidos ataques aéreos italo-alemanes por submarinos y torpederos de la Kriegsmarine, perdiendo gradualmente numerosas unidades.
- 12 al 16 de junio de 1942
- Victoria del Eje
- Mar Mediterráneo Centro Oriental
- 36°12′00″N 11°38′00″E / 36.2, 11.63333333
15 de ago. de 2021 · Sir Philip Louis Vian, British Admiral of the Fleet, was one of history’s greatest combat commanders. Distinguished Service Order, the Royal Navy’s equivalent of the US Navy Cross, was bestowed to him three times during WWII. Vian, a 1911 Royal Naval College graduate, mainly served aboard destroyers and cruisers during World War I.
Admiral Philip Vian was known as a fighter, having earned the reputation repeatedly. Vian, commander of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, was aboard the destroyer HMS Cossack, which, on orders from Prime Minister Winston Churchill, violated Norwegian neutrality on February 16,1940, and attacked the German supply ship Altmark in Jossing Fjord.
