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1939
ATLANTIC
1939-45
- escort & support group ships in
North Atlantic from Equator to Arctic
Circle, Sept 3rd 1939 - May 1945
NORTH
SEA 1939-45 - all waters from
Southend-on-Sea, Thames Estuary north to
Shetland Isles, excluding Norwegian
coastal waters,
Sept
3rd 1939-May 1944,
June
1944-May 1945
ENGLISH
CHANNEL 1939-45 -
Southend-on-Sea, Thames Estuary round to
Bristol, Bristol Channel; Western limit
line from Ushant, France to Scilly
Islands, SW England,
Sept
3rd 1939-May 1944,
June
1944-May 1945
RIVER
PLATE 1939
or "Graf Spee" Action - off
Uruguay, S America, Dec 13th 1939
1940
NORWAY
1940-45
- North Sea from April 8th to June 1940,
thereafter Norwegian coastal waters as far
N as Tromso, Apr 8th 1940 - May 1945
ADMIRAL
HIPPER 1940
- Single-ship action (HMS Glowworm) off
coast of Norway, April 8th 1940
NARVIK
1940
- N Norway, April 10th and 13th 1940
DUNKIRK
1940
(Operation Dynamo) - N coast of France,
May 28th-June 4th 1940
SCHARNHOST
1940
- Single-ship action (HMS Acasta, Ardent)
off coast of Norway, June 8th 1940
BISCAY
1940-45 - Ushant to Cape Ortegal, from 12W
to French coast,
June
1940-May 1944,
June
1944-May 1945
MEDITERRANEAN
1940-45
- entire Mediterranean to line Cape
Trafalgar/Cape Spartel just W of
Gibraltar, June 1940 - May 1945
CALABRIA
1940
or Punto Stilo - off SW Italy,
July 9th 1940
SPADA
1940
or Cape Spada - off N coast of Crete, July
19th 1940
LIBYA
1940-42
- Inshore Squadron (Force W) sailing in
inshore waters between Benghazi, Libya and
Port Said, Egypt, from around Sept 1940 -
June 1942
ADMIRAL
SCHEER 1940
- Single-ship action (HMS Jervis Bay) in
North Atlantic, Nov 5th 1940
TARANTO
1940
- SE Italy, Nov 11th 1940
SPARTIVENTO
1940
- SW tip of Italy, Nov 27th 1940
1941
MALTA
CONVOYS 1941-42
MATAPAN
1941
or Cape Matapan - S tip of Greece, Mar
28th-29th 1941
GREECE
1941,
April 1941
SFAX
1941
- off E coast of Tunisia, April 15th-16th
1941
CRETE
1941
- SE of Greece, May 20th-June 1st 1941
"BISMARCK"
1941 or Denmark Strait - North
Atlantic, May 23rd-27th 1941
ARCTIC
1941-45
or Russian Convoys - N of Arctic, but
excluding Norwegian coastal waters S of
Tromso, Aug 1941 - May 1945
KORMORAN
1941
- Single-ship action (HMAS
Sydney) off Western Australia in
Indian Ocean, Nov 19th 1941
CAPE
BON 1941
- Tunisia, Dec 13th 1941
1942
MALAYA
1942-45
- Malacca Straits between Malaya and
Sumatra, from 7N to 7S, and 95E to 108E,
Jan 1942 - Aug 1945
PACIFIC
1942-45
- Jan 1942 - Aug 1945, Royal Australian
Navy only
SUNDA
STRAIT 1942
- between Sumatra and Java, Feb 28th -
March 1st 1942, HMAS
Perth only
SIRTE
1942
- N of central Libya, March 22nd 1942
ST
NAZAIRE 1942
- W coast of France, March 28th 1942
CORAL
SEA 1942
- between Australia and Solomons Islands,
May 4th-8th 1942, Royal Australian Navy
only
DIEGO
SAUREZ 1942
or Madagascar - off East Africa,
May 5th-7th 1942
NEW
GUINEA 1942-44
- N of Australia, June 1942 - 1944, Royal
Australian Navy only
GUADALCANAL
1942-43
- southern Solomons Islands, Aug 1942 -
Feb 1943, Royal Australian Navy only
SAVO
ISLAND 1942
- off Guadalcanal, southern Solomons
Islands, Aug 9th 1942, Royal Australian
Navy only
DIEPPE
1942
- N coast of France, Aug 19th 1942
NORTH
AFRICA 1942-43
(Operation Torch) - Morocco, Algiers,
Tunisia, Nov 8th 1942 - Feb 20th 1943
HOKOKU
MARU 1942
- Single-ship action (HMIS Bengal) in
Indian Ocean, Nov 11th 1942
BARENTS
SEA 1942
- N of Norway and Russia, Dec 31st 1942
1943
SICILY
1943
- S tip of Italy, July 10th - Aug 17th
1943
KULA
GULF 1943
- central Solomons Islands, July 13th
1943. NOTE: In all other reference
sources, the Battle of Kula Gulf was
fought on the night of the 5th/6th July.
The battle on the night of the 12th/13th
July when HMNZS
Leander was in action and damaged is
referred to as the Battle of Kolombangara,
Royal New Zealand Navy only
AEGEAN
1943-44
- Aegean Sea N of 35N and from 22E to 30E,
Sept 7th-Nov 28th 1943, and Jan-Dec 1944
SALERNO
1943
- W Italy, Sept 9th - Oct 6th 1943
TIRPITZ
1943
- Single-ship action (midget submarines
X6, X7) in N Norway, Sept 22nd 1943
NORTH
CAPE 1943
or "Scharnhorst" Action - N of
Norway, Dec 26th 1943
1944
ANZIO
1944
- Italy, Jan 22nd 1944
ADRIATIC
1944
- Adriatic Sea N of 40N, Jan-Dec 1944
NORMANDY
1944
(Operation Overlord) - N France, June 6th
1944
LANDINGS
IN NORMANDY,
N France - Royal Marine Corps Memorable
Date, June 6th 1944
SABANG
1944
- Sumatra, July 25th 1944
SOUTH
FRANCE 1944
- Aug 15th-27th 1944
LEYTE
GULF 1944
- central Philippines, Oct 20th-27th 1944,
Royal Australian Navy plus one Royal Navy
ship
BURMA
1944-45
- SE Asia, Oct 1944-Apr 1945, May-Aug 1945
WALCHEREN
1944
- island, SW Holland, Nov 1st 1944
ASSAULT
ON WALCHEREN,
SW Holland - Royal Marine Corps Memorable
Date, Nov 1st 1944
1945
LINGAYEN
GULF 1945
- northern Philippines, Jan 5th-9th 1945,
Royal Australian Navy only
PALEMBANG
1945
- Sumatra; restricted to four fleet
carriers present and their FAA Squadrons,
Jan 24th and 29th 1945
OKINAWA
1945
(Operation Iceberg) - island chain SW of
Japan, Mar 24th - June 21st 1945
JAPAN
1945
- restricted to four fleet
carriers present and their FAA Squadrons,
July 16th-Aug 11th 1945
TAKAO
1945
- Single-ship action (midget submarines
XE1, XE3) off Singapore, SE Asia, July
31st 1945
