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For other uses, see Admiral Cunningham (disambiguation). Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, KT, GCB, OM, DSO & Two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was widely known by his initials, " ABC ".
- 1897–1946
- Royal Navy
El Almirante de la Flota Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1.º Vizconde Cunningham de Hyndhope, KT, GCB, OM, DSO (Dublín, Irlanda, Reino Unido, 7 de enero de 1883-Londres, 12 de junio de 1963), hermano mayor del General sir Alan Cunningham, fue un almirante británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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27 de oct. de 2019 · Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham was a key leader in the Royal Navy during World War II. Leading the Mediterranean Fleet, Andrew Cunningham won numerous victories over the Italian Navy. Made First Sea Lord in 1943, Andrew Cunningham oversaw the Royal Navy's operations for the remainder of the conflict.
2 de nov. de 2010 · On the outbreak of World War II, Cunningham was an Acting Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, where he was nicknamed ‘ABC’. For the next two and a half years, he took the war to the Italians with a ruthless efficiency and dash, handling his battle fleet like his beloved destroyers, despite being consistently outnumbered.
Andrew Browne Cunningham (born January 7, 1883, Dublin, Ireland—died June 12, 1963, London, England) British naval officer who was an outstanding combat commander early in World War II and served as first sea lord of the Admiralty from 1943 to 1946.
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7 de nov. de 2018 · Admiral Cunningham’s Illustrious Crisis. A brilliant British tactician, Andrew Cunningham almost lost an aircraft carrier, Malta and control of the Mediterranean in a single dive-bomb attack. Just past noon on January 10, 1941, German Air Marshal Hermann Göring’s Mediterranean debut, its Junkers Luftwaffe made its Ju-87 dive bombers ...
21 de jul. de 2004 · Cunningham was the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. He held one of the two major fleet commands between 1939 and 1942, and in 1942-43, he was Allied naval commander for the great amphibious operations in the Mediterranean.
