Sir Arthur Harris and lost airmen -
the inscription and more Updated:
03 APR 2018
Inskription på soklen
af
statuen af Sir Arthur Harris foran
St. Clement Danes:
MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SIR ARTHUR HARRIS BT GCB OBE AFC
"Til minde om en stor militær chef og de tapre flyvere i Bomber Command,
af hvilke mere end 55.000 mistede livet for frihedens sag.
Nationen står i en umådelig gæld til dem alle."
Se mere om Tab af liv.
Dette var mere end et britisk/tysk opgør!
Statuen blev afsløret af
Dronningemoderen
den 31. maj 1992.
Se også Minelægningsområder. Flere links i engelsk version.
Inscription on the base
of the statue of Sir Arthur Harris in front of
St. Clement Danes:
MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE SIR ARTHUR HARRIS BT GCB OBE AFC
In memory of a great commander and of the
brave crews of Bomber Command,
more than 55,000 of whom lost their lives in the cause of freedom.
The nation owes them all an immense debt.
See more about Loss of Lives.
This was more than a British/German showdown!
The statue was unveiled by the
Queen Mother on
31 May 1992.
See
Sir Arthur
Harris, 1st Baronet (from
Wikipedia)
Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris *
Minelaying Areas
IHR: Air Chief Marshal
Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1892 - 1984