Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, KT, GCB, OM, DSO & Two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

2025年1月3日 · Andrew Browne Cunningham (born January 7, 1883, Dublin, Ireland—died June 12, 1963, London, England) was a British naval officer who was an outstanding combat commander early in World War II and served as the first …

2019年10月27日 · Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham was a key leader in the Royal Navy during World War II. Leading the Mediterranean Fleet, Andrew Cunningham won numerous victories over the Italian Navy. Made First Sea Lord in 1943, Andrew Cunningham oversaw the Royal Navy's operations for the remainder of the conflict.

2013年10月2日 · Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, at his desk at the Admiralty in London, ca. Oct. 1944. Although not Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s first choice, Cunningham had the confidence of the Royal Navy.

2010年11月2日 · On the outbreak of World War II, Cunningham was an Acting Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, where he was nicknamed ‘ABC’. For the next two and a half years, he took the war to the Italians with a ruthless efficiency and dash, handling his battle fleet like his beloved destroyers, despite being consistently outnumbered.

Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet in January 1943 and re-appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in February 1943, he worked closely with American General Dwight D. Eisenhower on the planning of the Allied landings in North Africa and later Sicily.

2023年5月8日 · Cunningham remained in the navy between the wars and was appointed by King George V as his Aide-de-camp during 1932-33. In 1934, he was promoted to rear admiral and given command of the destroyer flotilla attached to the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.

Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, played a significant role in shaping British naval history and heritage during the tumultuous times of the Second World War.

2018年11月7日 · A brilliant British tactician, Andrew Cunningham almost lost an aircraft carrier, Malta and control of the Mediterranean in a single dive-bomb attack.

Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT GCB OM DSO** (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963), was a British admiral of the Second World War. Cunningham was widely known by his nickname, "ABC".[1]