Victor Danckwerts Explained

Victor Danckwerts
Birth Name:Victor Hilary Danckwerts
Birth Date:1890
Death Date:1944
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Rear-Admiral
Branch: Royal Navy
Commands:
Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
Battles:World War I
World War II

Victor Hilary Danckwerts (1890–1944) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the First and Second World Wars.

He commanded the light cruiser at the beginning of the 1930s and then served as one of the Assistant Directors of Plans at the Admiralty in 1932–1934. He commanded the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla in 1936–1938 and then became Director of Plans in 1938–1940. Danckwerts served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet from 1942 until his death two years later.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Halpern, p. 168