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Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade)

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade)

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The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1940 to 1945.

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First created in July 1940 as a new post as part of the redefining of responsibilities of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. The post holder was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions specifically the Minesweeping Division and the Trade Division until 1945.[1]

Office Holders

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References

  1. [1]
    Clancy, Patrick; Straka, William. "HyperWar: War at Sea 1939-1945, I: The Defensive [Chapter 1]". ibiblio.org. HyperWar Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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    Watson, Graham. "The Organisation of the Admiralty 1939 to 1945". naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, Naval History.Net, 19 Sep 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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    "New naval chief. 26 January 1943, at the Admiralty, Rear Admiral John H Edelsten, CBE, who has been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and an Assistant Chief of Naval Staff in succession to Vice Admiral Edward L S King, CB, MVO". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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