Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville, RN (1882–1949)
20 Apr 1944 — Admiral Sir James Somerville, of the British Admiralty, led the attack on Japanese-held Sumatra on April 19th, when allied warships and planes pounded the Sabang and Lhonga airfields and a key harbor in Northern Sumatra. It was announced that this attack may well be the first blow in the battle to […]
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