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| Name: |
Roope, Gerard Broadmead |
| Date of birth: | March 13th, 1905 (Hillbrook Trull, Somerset, Great Britain)
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| Date of death: |
April 8th, 1940 (West Fjord, Norway)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Lieutenant-Commander
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Royal Navy
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Awarded on:
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February 12th, 1946
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Action:
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Lieutenant-Commander Roope fought on April 8, 1940, in the area around Norway with his ship, HMS Glowworm, an unequal a fight with the German cruiser Admiral Hipper. Already hits ship was hit by the
German cruiser and Roope decided these ram. He coursed right into the Admiral Hipper which brought considerable damage to his opponent.
Also his crew was capable, even before their ship capsized and sunk, to fire a salvo at close range. Only one officer of a total of thirty crew members was rescued by the Germans. Lieutenant-Commander Roope had gone with his ship to the bottom of the sea.
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Details:
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Gerard Roope was the first man who was awarded the VC in the Second World War.
Gerard Roope went down with his ship HMS Glowworm in the Norwegian Sea.
His name is mentioned on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Great Britain.
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