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Second Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, (though some say it was a series of naval military campaigns and offensives) running from 1939 through to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was at its height from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. The...
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Convoy PQ 17
PQ17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ17 lost twenty-one of its thirty-four merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight...
Battle of the St. Lawrence
The Battle of the St. Lawrence involved a number of submarine and anti-submarine actions throughout the lower St. Lawrence River and the entire Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Strait of Belle Isle and Cabot Strait from May to October 1942, September 1943,...
Bismarck Chase
The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck took place in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 300 nautical miles (560 km) west of Brest, France, on 26–27 May 1941. Although it was a decisive action between capital ships, it has no generally...
Duration:
- 1 days (May 26, 1941 — May 27, 1941)
Battle of the Caribbean
The Battle of the Caribbean was fought during World War II (1942-1945). German U-boats attempted to disrupt the Allied supply of oil and other material. They sank shipping in the Caribbean Sea and attacked the oil refinery in Aruba. Improved Allied...
Duration:
- 5 years (Sep 3, 1939 — May 7, 1945)
Operation Paravane
Operation Paravane was the attack carried out by RAF Bomber Command on September 15, 1944 against the German battleship Tirpitz at harbour in the far north of Norway. The Tirpitz was a major threat to the convoys supplying the Soviet Union. Flying...
Duration:
- 7 days (Sep 10, 1944 — Sep 17, 1944)
Operation Obviate
Operation Obviate was the RAF Bomber Command attack on the German battleship Tirpitz at Tromsø on 29 October 1944. The attack was foiled by cloud covering the ship at the last minute, and the bombs that were dropped caused only minor damage. The...
Date:
- Oct 29, 1944
Operation Catechism
Operation Catechism was the November 12, 1944, RAF Bomber Command attack on the World War II German battleship Tirpitz. 30 Avro Lancasters from No. 9 Squadron RAF and No. 617 Squadron RAF and a film unit aircraft from No. 463 Squadron RAF flew from...
Date:
- Nov 12, 1944
Operation Teardrop
Operation Teardrop was a United States Navy operation of World War II conducted during April and May 1945 to sink German U-boats that were believed to be approaching the United States east coast armed with V-1 flying bombs. Two large U.S. Navy anti...
