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On 5 March 1941, the First Lord of the Admiralty, A. V. Alexander, asked Parliament for "many more ships and great numbers of men" to fight "the Battle of the Atlantic", which he compared to the Battle of France, fought the previous summer. [20] The first meeting of the Cabinet's "Battle of the Atlantic Committee" was on 19 March. [21]
Battle of Fort Dearborn: August 15, 1812 Present-day Chicago, Illinois: War of 1812: Potawatomi Victory 67 United States vs Potawatomi: Battle of Africa Point: April 18, 1813 near Palestine, Illinois: War of 1812: Kickapoo Victory 9 United States vs Kickapoo: Battle of Rock Island Rapids: July 19, 1814 Campbell's Island, Illinois: War of 1812 ...
English: The battle of the Atlantic, Mid-March to December 1941. In the latter part of April 1941, sweeps and searches replaced close escort. In May 1941 these extends 350 miles from Iceland and Northern Ireland. Operations from West African bases began on 24 March 1941. Hudsons and Catalinas operated from Gibraltar up to 250 miles.
Battle of the Atlantic: 1941-05-07 1941-05-10 United Kingdom Germany: Allies Action of 8 May 1941: Indian Ocean: 1941-05-08 United Kingdom Germany: Allies Operation Brevity: Western Desert campaign: African Front: 1941-05-15 1941-05-16 United Kingdom Australia Germany Italy: Inconclusive Last battle of Bismarck: Battle of the Atlantic: 1941-05 ...
The Battle of the Atlantic by John Costello and Terry Hughes (1977, Collins, London) OCLC 464381083; Barone, João (2013) 1942: O Brasil e sua guerra quase desconhecida (1942: Brazil and its almost forgotten war) (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro, ISBN 8520933947; Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith & Don Kinde.World War II Sea War, Vol 5.
British victory: British capture New York City and hold it for the duration of the war Battle of Harlem Heights: September 16, 1776: New York: American victory: Americans repulse British attack on Manhattan Battle of Coweecho River: September 19, 1776: North Carolina: American victory Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776: New York
List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz; List of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II; List of strategic bombing over the United Kingdom in World War II; List of amphibious assault operations; List of military operations on ice; List of naval battles
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