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Several of those who served with Commonwealth Forces during the war went on to serve in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces after Ceylon gained independence in 1948; these include General D. S. Attygalle, Major General Anton Muttukumaru, Major General Bertram Heyn, Major General Richard Udugama, Major General H.W.G. Wijeyekoon and Air Vice Marshal ...
The Easter Sunday Raid was an air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid by carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy on 5 April 1942. The Japanese objective was to destroy the Ceylon-based British Eastern Fleet in harbour.
World War II Independence; 1815–1948: Sri Lanka. ... Battle of Vijithapura ... Government of Sri Lanka confirms that future patrols would take place. [3]
The Indian Ocean raid, also known as Operation C [2] or Battle of Ceylon in Japanese, was a naval sortie carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Allied shipping and naval bases around British Ceylon , but failed to locate and destroy the bulk ...
The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Sri Lankan soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 8 May 1942, during the Second World War.. The mutineers attempted to seize control of the islands and disable the British garrison.
USS Lexington explodes during the Battle of the Coral Sea. A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit ...
Sri Lanka portal; This is a list of major battles that Sri Lankan Forces took part of. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
Battles involving Sri Lanka (3 C, 9 P) ... Ceylon in World War II (3 C, 8 P) Military history of the Sri Lankan civil war (4 C) Military coups in Sri Lanka (1 C) F.