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Air Chief Marshal, Sir Hugh(Stuffy) Dowding was the Commander of Fighter Command during Battle of Britain.
For Britain: Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding was Commander-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command. For Germany: Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering was Supreme Commander of the German Luftwaffe. There were other commanders, i.e. of different squadrons, etc. For more information, see 'Related links' below.
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding was nicknamed Stuffy.
George Washington was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War against Britain.
Henry Clinton was the British Commander-in-Chief during the Battle of Monmouth, which was part of the American War of Independence. The battle took place on June 28, 1778.
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The American commander was Washington, and the British commander was Howe.
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The President of the United States can order the army into battle. He is known as the Commander in Chief.
Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding was commander-in-chief of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. Churchill and some senior RAF officers found him awkward and he was sacked in November 1940.
The chief of the Luftwaffe was Hermann Goering. The Royal Air Force's main commander was Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding. Politically, of course, Germany was led by Hitler and Britain by Winston Churchill.
Fighter Command was led by the Commander in Chief, Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding. Key figures were a New Zealander, Air-Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park, Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group and Air-Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, AOC No 12 Group.