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4 unusual facts about Minister for Co-ordination of Defence


Minister for Co-ordination of Defence

When the Second World War broke out, the new Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain formed a small War Cabinet, and it was expected that Chatfield would serve as a spokesperson for the three service ministers, the Secretary of State for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for Air; however political considerations resulted in all three posts being included in the Cabinet, and Chatfield's role proved increasingly redundant.

In 1939 Inskip was succeeded by First Sea Lord Lord Chatfield.

Despite this, Baldwin's choice of the Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip provoked widespread astonishment.

The position was established by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in response to criticism that Britain's armed forces were understrength compared to Nazi Germany.



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