Even within the British forces, the Army and Navy commanders—Major-General Pierse J. Mackesy and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cork—had difficulty cooperating: Cork advocated a swift and direct attack from the sea while Mackesy advocated a cautious approach from both sides of the Ofotfjord.
W. A. Boyle (1904–1985), president of the United Mine Workers of America union, 1963–1972
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William M. Boyle (1903–1961), American Democratic political activist from Kansas
During the battle Repulse briefly engaged two German battleships, SMS Kaiser and SMS Kaiserin.
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