With the beginning of World War 2 in 1939, Mountbatton became commander of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla aboard his ship Kelly, and when that ship was torpedoed he was given command of the HMS Javelin. He is credited with bring the Duke of Windsor back from exile in France in 1940, and with helping to evacuate Allied forces who were participating in the Namsos Campaign during the Norwegian Campaign.
A favorite of Churchill’s, Mountbatton was named Chief of Combined Operations in 1941 and was promoted to Commodore. In that role he planned commando raids across the English Channel, and was responsible for the planning and organization of the Raid at St. Nazaire in 1942.
In 1943, Mountbatton was promoted to Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command and was given the rank of full admiral. During this command he oversaw the recapture of Burma, the surrender of the Japanese in Singapore, and Operation Tiderace, the formal surrender of the Japanese forces in 1945. Mountbatton returned home after the war with the rank of rear-admiral.
Toward the end of the war, Mountbatton and Churchill did not get alone at all, and Canadian government distanced itself from Mountbatton because of disagreements during the war, but still, Mountbatton served his country well and had a successful career in politics after the fighting was over.
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