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The siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France.The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) through Dunkirk.
Operation Undergo was an attack by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on the German garrison and fortifications of the French port of Calais, during September 1944.A subsidiary operation was executed to capture German long-range, heavy artillery at Cap Gris Nez, which threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne.
Calais was virtually razed to the ground during World War II. [67] In May 1940, it was a key objective of the invading German forces and became the scene of a last-ditch defence—the siege of Calais —which diverted a sizable amount of German forces for several days immediately prior to the Battle of Dunkirk .
Nicholson's brigade left Dover and reached Calais on 23 May 1940 to keep the Calais port open and relieve the defenders at the Battle of Boulogne. With the German advance, that became impossible and Nicholson held Calais. [citation needed] The Germans advanced on the town and laid siege to it, shelling the town and drawing closer.
It was tasked with occupation and defensive duties in the Pas de Calais area. The Allies landed further west, in Operation Overlord , during June 1944. Afterwards, the 15th Army was withdrawn to the Netherlands, where it fought the Allies during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
The Dover Strait coastal guns were long-range coastal artillery batteries that were sited on both sides of the English Channel during the Second World War.The British built several gun positions along the coast of Kent, England while the Germans fortified the Pas-de-Calais in occupied France.
30 Brigade memorial plaque inside the gatehouse of Calais Citadel, scene of the epic defence in May 1940. (At Calais) 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps; 7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (1st Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles) 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (under command)
Operation Collar was the codeword for the first commando raid conducted by the British forces during the Second World War.The location selected for the raid was the Pas-de-Calais department on the French coast.