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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.
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.
Bishop (1945) – covering operation for Dracula. Diplomat (1944) – Allied exercise in preparation for joint operations against the Japanese. Dukedom (1945) – British search and destroy operation for Japanese cruiser Haguro. Exporter (1941) – British and Commonwealth invasion of Vichy French -held Syria.
The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [ nb 22 ] during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945. The Allied powers (including the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union) fought the Axis powers (including Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) on both sides of the continent in ...
Postwar Britain. The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by ...
3 June 1939. The Military Training Act, Britain's first peacetime draft, comes into force. All men aged 20–21 are now liable to call-up for four years military service as 'Militiamen'. 24 August 1939. Given the worsening situation in Europe, Parliament is recalled and immediately enacts the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939, granting the ...
Battle of Normandy (June–August 1944) Northern France Campaign (July–September 1944) Southern France Campaign (Operation Dragoon) (August–September 1944) Battle of the Siegfried Line (Rhineland Campaign, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign) (August–December 1944) Central Europe Campaign (March–May 1945)
The History of the Second World War is the official history of the British contribution to the Second World War and was published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO). ). The immense project was sub-divided into areas to ease publication, United Kingdom Military Series, the United Kingdom Civil Series for the civilian war effort; the Foreign Policy series, the Intelligence series and the ...