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Harris, Sir Arthur Travers
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Harris, Sir Arthur Travers, 1892–1984, British marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In World War I, he served for a time in German West Africa before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in France. Prominent in the RAF from its beginning, he was chief of the bomber command (1942–45) and proponent of the saturation bombing tactics used against German targets. He was made marshal of the RAF in 1945 and was created baronet in 1953.


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Using unpublished papers, the book provides a host of new revelations about the Lancaster and the controversial blanket bombing of Germany, including: l Sir Arthur Harris, head of Bomber Command, privately thought that the famous Dams Raid was a waste of time and resources which "achieved nothing".
AIR Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Harris has put on record that D-Day would have been a complete failure if it hadn't been for Bomber Command.
Churchill passed the order to Sir Arthur Harris who laid on the Dresden attack.
 
 
 
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