Background The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Code named Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The…
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Battle of Flushing, October 1944
Background The city of Antwerp and its port was captured by British 2nd Army in early September 1944. While 21st Army Group’s priority at the time was Operation Market-Garden, no sense of urgency was placed in securing the…
Battle of Walcheren Causeway, October 1944
Background By 31 October 1944, all lands surrounding the Scheldt estuary had been cleared of German control, save for Walcheren Island, whose coastal batteries commanded the approaches to the waterway. These guns…
Counter Attack at Calais (May 1940)
Background The Siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port and town of Calais during the Battle of France in 1940. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo,…
On the Road to Lyon (June 1940)
Background The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. In six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated…
Sea Lion: The Battle before Ashford (September 1940)
Background Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe) was Nazi Germany’s code name for the plan for an invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain…
Sea Lion: S Day at Hythe Beach (September 1940)
Background Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (German: Unternehmen Seelöwe) was Nazi Germany’s code name for the plan for an invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain…
The Battle of Hannut (May 1940)
Background The Battle of Hannut was a Second World War battle fought during the Battle of Belgium which took place between 12 and 14 May 1940 at Hannut in Belgium it was…
Battle of Zeeland (May 1940)
Background The Battle of Zeeland was a little-known on the Western Front during the early stages of the German assault on France and the Low Countries during World War II. Several Dutch…
Battle for Guébling (Nov 1944)
Background Colonel Oden’s column, CCA, 4th Armored Division, made the initial attempt to penetrate the new German position between Bénestroff and Dieuze. Oden’s objective was Marimont-lès-Bénestroff, a crossroads village about one…