Lord Mountbatten Wwii

The world war ii hero and last viceroy of india was aboard his 29 foot shadow v fishing boat with six others near his summer home in northwest ireland the morning of the attack.

Lord mountbatten wwii. Chief of the combined operations command 1941 to 1943. He was a leader during world war ii and served as both indias last viceroy and first governor general. Lord louis mountbatten was killed by members of the ira during the period of conflict known as the troubles and his 1979 death sent shockwaves through the uk. Lord louis mountbatten supreme allied commander of the south east asia command from october 1943 through the disbandment of seac in 1946.

Mountbatten was born on 25 june 1900 the younger son of prince louis of battenberg who was admiral of the fleet and first sea lord in 1914. Lord louis mountbatten born in 1900 was a high ranking british naval officer who served during world war ii and later became the last viceroy of india tasked with withdrawing the waning british. This photograph taken in february 1944 is from his tour of the arakan front as part of the burma campaign. Lord mountbatten and lady edwina had two children together.

Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. 25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth ii. In wwii lord mountbatten served as captain of the hms. In the crown mountbatten has been played by.

Lord louis mountbatten 1900 1979 wearing the veterans of foreign wars merit award presented to him by the us. At the age of 13 mountbatten entered the royal naval college at osborne where he passed out 15th out of 83 cadets. On august 29 1979 louis mountbatten earl of burma also known as lord mountbatten and in the crown diminutively as uncle dickie died off the coast of ireland in an ira bomb blastthe. Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of burma and the last viceroy of india was 79 years old a world war ii hero and a great grandson of.

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