Birth of Arthur Travers Harris13 April 1892
Birth of Arthur Travers Harris
Historical person
Arthur Travers Harris Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Travers Harris, based on 29 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
29 records1892–199221 events9 places
Chronological biography
1892
1914
1st Rhodesia Regiment1914
Appointed Member of First Rhodesia Regiment
1915
Royal Flying Corps1915
Appointed Member the Royal Flying Corps
1916
44th Squadron-Harris1916
Appointed Member of 44 Squadron in France, saw the futility of trench warfare which shaped his views on bombing
1918
Commander of 44 Squadron1918
Appointed Commander of 44 Squadron in France
1919
Squadron Leader1919
Appointed Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force
1939
Commander of Bomber Group 51939
Appointed Commander Bomber Group 5
Commander of Bomber Group 51939
Appointed Commander Bomber Group 5
1940
Bombing of Germany1940
Decides upon area rather than precision bombing to wreck German production
Chief Bomber Command1940
Appointed Chief of Bomber Command
Chief Bomber Command1940
Appointed Chief of Bomber Command
Deputy Chief of Staff1940
Appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff1940
Appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
1942
Bombing of Cologne1942
Cologne is bombed at night by over 1,000 bombers
Joint-Staff-Mission1942
Appointed Member of Joint-Staff-Mission
Joint-Staff-Mission1942
Appointed Member of Joint-Staff-Mission
1943
Bombing of U-boat Bases23 February 1943
Priority is switched to bombing U-boat bases
Bombing of Essen5 March 1943
Bombs Essen with 442 bombers, 14 fail to return
Bombing of U-boat Bases6 April 1943
The bombing of U-boat bases is removed from the priority list
Bombing of Duesseldorf23 May 1943
Duesseldorf is bombed
Bombing of Kiel13 June 1943
Kiel is bombed by day with the loss of 17 bombers
Bombing of Berlin18 November 1943
1st day of the "battle of Berlin", 700 tons dropped by the RAF
Bombing of Berlin22 November 1943
Worst bombing of Berlin so far, 2,300 tons dropped
Bombing of Berlin24 November 1943
Berlin reported as "sea of flames", up to 10,000 dead
Bombing of Leipzig3 December 1943
The RAF bomb Leipzig, 1,500 killed & 40,000 homeless
1944
Bombing of Berlin20 January 1944
The RAF drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin
1953
Peerage1953
Created Baronet Harris, 1st
1984
Death of Arthur Travers Harris1984
Death of Arthur Travers Harris
1992
Harris Moument1992
8 yrs after his death a monument is erected in central London stirring up the debate about Harriss role in the war
Titles and roles
Baron · Baron · Chief Bomber Command · Baron · Commander of 44 Squadron · Baron · Commander of Bomber Group 5 · Baron · Deputy Chief Air Staff · Baron · Member of 44 Squadron · Baron · Member of First Rhodesia Regiment · Baron · Member of Joint-Staff-Mission · Baron · Member of Royal Flying Corps · Baron · Squadron Leader · Member of Joint-Staff-Mission
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.