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Old 9th Jun 2021, 11:13
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Originally Posted by Bergerie1
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey is one of the unsung heros of D-Day only a few people seem to remember. He died in a mysterious air crash in 1945, Ramsay's legacy has been remembered by the Royal Navy but his key role in the Allied victory has been widely forgotten. After the war ended his achievements ranked alongside those of Sir Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery and General Dwight Eisenhower, yet he never received the public recognition he deserved.

Brian Izzard's new biography of Ramsay puts him and his work back centre-stage, arguing that Ramsay was the mastermind without whom the outcome of both Dunkirk and D-Day - and perhaps the entire war - could have been very different:-
https://www.casematepublishing.co.uk...and-d-day.html

And this YouTube tribute:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8avIiYGRgM
Thank you for posting the video.
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