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- Philip_Vian abstract "Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian GCB KBE DSO** (15 July 1894 – 27 May 1968) was a British naval officer who served in both World Wars.Vian specialised in naval gunnery from the end of World War I, and subsequently received several appointments as gunnery officer. In the early 1930s, he was given command of a destroyer, HMS Active, and, later, various destroyer flotillas. During this phase of his career, in early 1940, he commanded a force that forcibly released captured British merchant sailors from the German supply ship Altmark in Jøssingfjord in, then neutral, Norway and, later, his flotilla took an active role in the final action of the German battleship Bismarck.Much of Vian's wartime service was in the Mediterranean, where he commanded a cruiser squadron, defended several critical convoys and led naval support at the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy. His wartime service was completed in command of the air component of the British Pacific Fleet, with successful actions against the Japanese in Sumatra and the western Pacific.Post-war, Vian served in the United Kingdom, as a Sea Lord and as Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. He retired in 1952 with the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, took up commercial directorships and died at home, in 1968.".
- Philip_Vian award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Philip_Vian award Legion_of_Honour.
- Philip_Vian award Legion_of_Merit.
- Philip_Vian award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Philip_Vian award Order_of_the_Dannebrog.
- Philip_Vian award St._Olav's_Medal_with_Oak_Branch.
- Philip_Vian battle Allied_invasion_of_Italy.
- Philip_Vian battle Allied_invasion_of_Sicily.
- Philip_Vian battle Altmark_Incident.
- Philip_Vian battle Battle_of_Jutland.
- Philip_Vian battle Battle_of_Okinawa.
- Philip_Vian battle Last_battle_of_the_battleship_Bismarck.
- Philip_Vian battle Normandy_landings.
- Philip_Vian battle Norwegian_Campaign.
- Philip_Vian battle Operation_Gauntlet.
- Philip_Vian battle Operation_Meridian.
- Philip_Vian battle Second_Battle_of_Sirte.
- Philip_Vian birthDate "1894-06-15".
- Philip_Vian birthPlace England.
- Philip_Vian birthPlace London.
- Philip_Vian birthYear "1894".
- Philip_Vian deathDate "1968-05-27".
- Philip_Vian deathPlace Ashford_Hill.
- Philip_Vian deathPlace England.
- Philip_Vian deathPlace Hampshire.
- Philip_Vian deathYear "1968".
- Philip_Vian occupation Board_of_directors.
- Philip_Vian occupation Midland_Bank.
- Philip_Vian serviceEndYear "1952".
- Philip_Vian serviceStartYear "1907".
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- Philip_Vian after George_Creasy.
- Philip_Vian awards "*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath *Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars *Légion d'honneur *Legion of Merit, Degree of Commander *St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch *Order of the Dannebrog".
- Philip_Vian battles "*World War I *:Battle of Jutland *World War II *:Altmark Incident *:North Sea operations *:Norwegian Campaign *:Bismarck *:Spitsbergen *:Second Battle of Sirte *:Invasion of Sicily *:Invasion of Italy *:Normandy landings *:Palembang *:Invasion of Okinawa".
- Philip_Vian before Rhoderick_McGrigor.
- Philip_Vian before Thomas_Hope_Troubridge.
- Philip_Vian birthDate "1894-06-14".
- Philip_Vian birthPlace England.
- Philip_Vian birthPlace London.
- Philip_Vian caption "Philip Vian with Admiral Halsey aboard USS Missouri, c. May-Aug 1945;".
- Philip_Vian dateOfBirth "1894-06-15".
- Philip_Vian dateOfDeath "1968-05-27".
- Philip_Vian deathDate "1968-05-27".
- Philip_Vian deathPlace Ashford_Hill.
- Philip_Vian deathPlace England.
- Philip_Vian deathPlace Hampshire.
- Philip_Vian hasPhotoCollection Philip_Vian.
- Philip_Vian imageSize "300".
- Philip_Vian laterwork "Director, Midland Bank ; Director, North British and Mercantile Insurance Co.".
- Philip_Vian laterwork "Published: Action this day".
- Philip_Vian name "Decorations".
- Philip_Vian name "Sir Philip Louis Vian".
- Philip_Vian name "Vian, Philip".
- Philip_Vian placeOfBirth "London, England".
- Philip_Vian placeOfDeath "Ashford Hill, Hampshire, England".
- Philip_Vian rank Admiral_of_the_fleet_(Royal_Navy).
- Philip_Vian serviceyears "1907".
- Philip_Vian shortDescription "Royal Navy admiral of the fleet".
- Philip_Vian subordinate "50".
- Philip_Vian subordinate "Mentioned in Despatches, five times Reference:".
- Philip_Vian title Fifth_Sea_Lord.
- Philip_Vian title Home_Fleet.
- Philip_Vian wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- Philip_Vian years "1946".
- Philip_Vian years "1950".
- Philip_Vian description "Royal Navy admiral of the fleet".
- Philip_Vian description "Royal Navy admiral of the fleet".
- Philip_Vian subject Category:1894_births.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:1968_deaths.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Legion_of_Merit.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Foreign_recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States).
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Lords_of_the_Admiralty.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Légion_d'honneur_recipients.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Operation_Overlord_people.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Order_of_the_Dannebrog.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Croix_de_Guerre_(France).
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Recipients_of_the_St._Olav's_Medal_With_Oak_Branch.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Royal_Navy_admirals_of_World_War_II.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Royal_Navy_admirals_of_the_fleet.
- Philip_Vian subject Category:Royal_Navy_officers_of_World_War_I.
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