Commanders-in-Chief, Western Approaches
Commanders-in-Chief included:
Rank | Name | Term began | Term ended | |
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Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches | ||||
Admiral | Martin Dunbar-Nasmith | 9 September 1939 | 17 February 1941 | |
Admiral | Sir Percy Noble | 17 February 1941 | 19 November 1942 | |
Admiral | Max Horton | 19 November 1942 | 15 August 1945 |
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