Table of Data Points

Tag : Combat

1940-05-10Dyle-Meuse Line

Three French armies and the British Expiditionary Force move in Belgium to deploy along the Dyle-Meuse defensive line.

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1940-05-10Scheldt

The French Seventh army enters the Netherlands and then is ordred back to the Scheldt.

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1940-05-101940-05-17Operation Fork

746 Royal marines, in violation of Icelandic neutrality, land at Reykavik and begin operations to secure and defend the 100 thousand square km island. On the 17th they are relieved by a force of 4000 British Army troops.

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1940-05-09U-9 sinks Doris

When Doris, a French coastal submarine is sunk by German submarine U-9, the entire crew and three Royal Navy personnel are lost.

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1940-05-02Namsos Evacuation

Namsos is evacutated by allied troops.

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1940-04-301940-05-01Andalesnes Evacuation

4400 Allied troops are evacuated from Andalesnes.

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1940-04-24Andalesnes

French troops reinforce Andalesnes

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1940-04-231940-04-25Battle of Gratangen

The German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl clash with the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer.

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1940-04-18Andalesnes

British troops land at Andalesnes.

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1940-04-16Namsos

British and French troops land in Namsos.

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