Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Battles of Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Royal Air Force air marshal and writer (1892-1984)

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1943 and 1944: 7 battles and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Germany (6), Vatican City (1), Italy (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,729 km apart end to end, 788 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (7).

Bombing of Friedrichshafen in World War IIBombing of Ludwigshafen and Oppau in World War IIBombing of Nordhausen in World War IIBombing of Kassel in World War IIBombing of the VaticanAir battle of BerlinBig WeekBombing of Rome in World War IIBombing of Kassel in World War IIBombing of the VaticanAir battle of BerlinBig WeekBombing of Rome in World War IIViennaGenevaAmsterdamBarcelonaMilanFrankfurtNaplesHamburgBrusselsWarsaw500 km47.205N, 10.926E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1943: 3 engagements1944: 4 engagements4 in 194419431944
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Bombing of Kassel in World War II, 1943Bombing of the Vatican, 1943Air battle of Berlin, 1943Bombing of Friedrichshafen in World War II, 1944Bombing of Ludwigshafen and Oppau in World War II, 1944Big Week, 1944Bombing of Rome in World War II, 194419431944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1943Bombing of Kassel in World War IIKassel, Germany
1943Bombing of the VaticanVatican City1,071 km SAllied victory
1943Air battle of BerlinBerlin, Germany1,183 km NGerman victory
1944Bombing of Friedrichshafen in World War IIBodenseekreis, Germany604 km SW
1944Bombing of Ludwigshafen and Oppau in World War IILudwigshafen, Germany206 km N
1944Big WeekNazi Germany, Germany483 km NEsee Aftermath
1944Bombing of Rome in World War IIRome, Italy1,183 km SAllied victory
date unknownBombing of Nordhausen in World War IINordhausen, Germany

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Fg Off Stannus, Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.