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 | 1941-03-04 | Operation Claymore | A combined British Commando, Norwegian and Royal Engineers force raid the Lofoten Islands in Norway. They successfully destroy fish oil factories and some 3,600 tonnes of oil and glycerine, 18,000 tons of shipping are also sunk. | Read about 'Operation Claymore' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Claymore' | |
| 1941-02-23 | HMS Terror | After being spotted by a recon Ju-88, 5 Ju-88s from Catania made dive bomb attacks on the HMS Terror. She sunk the following morning. Terror was, by displacement, the largest warship sunk in the Mediterranean by Ju-88s during the entire war. | Read about 'HMS Terror' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Terror' | |
| 1941-02-12 | Rommel in Tripoli | Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox' arrives in Tripoli. He would go on to transform the North-African campaign from a side show into a major theater of the war. | Read about 'Rommel in Tripoli' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rommel in Tripoli' | |
| 1941-01-16 | HMS Illustrius Bombed | German bombers pound Valletta, Malta, and the HMS Illustrious is hit again. | Read about 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' | |
| 1941-01-13 | Pymouth Bombed | Plymouth suffers a very heavy air raid. | Read about 'Pymouth Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pymouth Bombed' | |
| 1941-01-01 | 1941-01-02 | Ireland Bombed | German bombers, perhaps off course, bomb Ireland two nights in a row. | Read about 'Ireland Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Ireland Bombed' |
| 1940-12-29 | St Paul's Damaged | Large scale air raids on London. St Paul's Cathedral is damaged. This night was quickly dubbed The Second Great Fire of London and destroyed an area arguably greater than that of the Great Fire of London of 1666. | Read about 'St Paul's Damaged' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'St Paul's Damaged' | |
| 1940-12-22 | 1940-12-24 | Manchester Blitz | 684 people are killed an 2,364 injured during the Manchester Blitz. | Read about 'Manchester Blitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Manchester Blitz' |
| 1940-12-16 | Night Raid | Mannheim is the target of the RAF's first night bombing raid. | Read about 'Night Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Night Raid' | |
| 1940-12-12 | Marples tragedy | Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield as a result of a German air raid. | Read about 'Marples tragedy' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Marples tragedy' |
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