Operation Primrose
German Type IXB submarines were slightly larger than the original German Type IX submarines, later designated IXA. U-110 had a…
Operation Primrose
German submarine U-110 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. She was…
Operation Deadlight
Operation Deadlight was the code name for the Royal Navy operation to scuttle German U-boats surrendered to the Allies after…
Operation Archery
Operation Archery, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy,…
Operation Dryad
Operation Dryad was a raid on the Casquets lighthouse in the Channel Islands by British Commandos during World War II.…
Propagandawerfer 41
The Propagandawerfer 41 consisted of a light 12.26 kg steel tube framework. The base of the launcher was triangular in…
Texel Disaster
On the night of 31 August 1940, the British 20th Destroyer Flotilla – consisting of HMS Express, Esk, Icarus, Intrepid…
Altmark Incident
In February 1940, the German tanker Altmark was returning to Germany with 299 British merchant sailors on board, these were…
Arctic Convoy PQ-17
The beginning of the German war against the USSR, the British and American governments agreed to send unconditional aid to…
Operation Mincemeat
On the 29th September 1939, soon after the start of the Second World War, Rear Admiral John Godfrey, the Director…