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B. Operation Barras. Battle of Beda Fomm. Beira Patrol. Operation Benedict. British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Operation Broadshare.
An outline of British military history, 1660–1936 (1936). online; Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (1993). Fortescue, John William. History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes.
Operation Roll-Up (1949) — Refurbishment and redeployment of World War II equipment. Blue Hearts (1950) — UN amphibious landings at Pohang. Courageous (1951) — Movement of UN infantry units up the Imjin River. Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River.
1942. Aflame (1942) — commando raid on Berck in France. Aquatint (1942) — commando raid on Normandy in France. Barricade (1942) — commando raid on Pointe de Saire south of Barfleur in France. Basalt (1942) — commando raid on Sark in the Channel Islands. Batman (1942) — commando raid near Cherbourg in France.
Northern Coasts (29 August—28 September): military exercise led by the German Navy. Steadfast Noon (17 October—30 October). NATO nuclear deterrence exercise involving 14 countries and up to 60 aircraft of various types, including fourth and fifth generation fighter jets, as well as surveillance and tanker aircraft.
Six of the countries with a fixed UK military presence are featured on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's list of 30 "Human Rights Priority Countries": Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. [3] A number of British military operations have relied heavily on the strategic island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands.
31 March/1 April: A bombing raid on Emden is the first use of the 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) HC "cookie" blockbuster bomb. 15 April: The Belfast Blitz kills 1000, the greatest loss of British lives outside London from a night raid. 10 May: The longest blitz air raid on london killing 2324 people and 11,000 houses.
The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The Italian front is considered a separate but related theatre. [nb 11] The Western Front's 1944–1945 phase was officially deemed the European Theater by the United States ...