James Stagg

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British meteorologist (1900-1975)

United KingdomLived 1900 to 1975 · aged 74

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Group Captain James Martin Stagg,, was a Scottish Met Office meteorologist attached to the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War who notably persuaded General Dwight D. Eisenhower to change the date of the Allied invasion of Europe from 5 to 6 June 1944.

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Surface weather analysis map showing weather fronts on 5 June 1944

Awards 3

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Companion of the Order of the Bath

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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United Kingdom

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deceased

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Lived 1900 to 1975 · aged 74

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