Captain Colin Douglas Maud DSO* DSC* (21 January 1903 - 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who during World War II commanded the destroyers Somali and Icarus and acted as beachmaster of Juno beach at the D-day landings. With a heavy black beard, he "possessed the outward appearance of a latter-day buccaneer and was endowed with exceptional boldness and tenacity to go with it". His iconic blackthorn stick and dog Winnie provided an enduring image when portrayed by Kenneth More in the film The Longest Day. He was described as "one of the most popular officers in the British Navy".
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| - Captain Colin Douglas Maud DSO* DSC* (21 January 1903 - 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who during World War II commanded the destroyers Somali and Icarus and acted as beachmaster of Juno beach at the D-day landings. With a heavy black beard, he "possessed the outward appearance of a latter-day buccaneer and was endowed with exceptional boldness and tenacity to go with it". His iconic blackthorn stick and dog Winnie provided an enduring image when portrayed by Kenneth More in the film The Longest Day. He was described as "one of the most popular officers in the British Navy".
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| - * 1931-1932
* 1935-1937
* 1937-1942
* September 1942
* 1945-1946
* 1946-1947
* 1948-1949
* 4th Minesweeping Flotilla 1951-1953
* Amphibious Warfare Centre 1954-1956
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| - Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- DSC and bar
- DSO and bar
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| - * Norwegian campaign
* Second Battle of Narvik
* Operation Dynamo
* Hunt for the Bismark
* Operation Gauntlet
* Operation Pedestal
* Arctic convoys of World War II
* Normandy landings
* Walcheren
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| - Clip of The Longest Day featuring Kenneth More as Colin Maud, 3:05 - 3:45
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| - Captain Colin Douglas Maud DSO* DSC* (21 January 1903 - 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who during World War II commanded the destroyers Somali and Icarus and acted as beachmaster of Juno beach at the D-day landings. With a heavy black beard, he "possessed the outward appearance of a latter-day buccaneer and was endowed with exceptional boldness and tenacity to go with it". His iconic blackthorn stick and dog Winnie provided an enduring image when portrayed by Kenneth More in the film The Longest Day. He was described as "one of the most popular officers in the British Navy".
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