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    shipping routes to India, Australia and Southeast Asia. It began with Operation Ironclad, the seizure of the port of Diego-Suarez (now Antsiranana) near the...
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    Tetrarchs formed part of the British force which participated in Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar. In June 1942, Tetrarchs were attached...
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  • took part in Operation Ironclad (the battle of Madagascar), landing elements at Diego Suarez on 5 May 1942. Ulsterman took part in Operation Torch (the...
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    of Battle – Tirpitz Sortie against PQ12 and QP8 – 6–13 March 1942 Operation Ironclad Archived 23 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Maritime Disasters...
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  • Mediterranean Theatre Operation Abstention – 25 February 1941 Operation Ironclad – 5 May 1942 Operation Agreement – 14 September 1942 Operation Torch – 8 November...
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    in early 1942 to support the invasion of Vichy French Madagascar (Operation Ironclad). After returning home in early 1943, the ship was given a lengthy...
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    to return to Gibraltar for repairs in number two dry dock. During Operation Ironclad Lightning played a key role in the taking of a naval base at Diego...
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    An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result...
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    arriving there on 22 April. On 28 April she was deployed to support Operation Ironclad, the planned Invasion of Madagascar. She carried out shore bombardments...
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  • took part in Operation Ironclad, the British invasion of Vichy French-controlled Madagascar. In November 1942, she took part in Operation Torch, the Allied...
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    Heavy Japanese artillery attack on Corregidor. British forces begin "Operation Ironclad": the invasion of Madagascar to keep the Vichy French territory from...
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    before joining the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean to participate in Operation Ironclad in May 1942. The ship was recalled home to be converted into an escort...
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  • Ironclads (film), a 1991 TNT television film Ironclads: American Civil War, a computer game Ironclads: High Seas, a computer game Operation Ironclad or...
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    September 1941 Operation Ironclad as part of Force 121 – March to May 1942 Operation Harpoon – June 1942 Operation Pedestal – August 1942 Operation Husky – July...
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    were a score of merchant ships. In May 1942 the British launched Operation Ironclad, the invasion of French Madagascar. It was feared that the Japanese...
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    May to 6 November 1942, British and Commonwealth forces conducted Operation Ironclad, known as the Battle of Madagascar, the seizure of the large, Vichy...
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    13695 habitants. In 1942, Diego-Suarez was the primary objective of Operation Ironclad, the starting point of the Allied invasion and capture of Madagascar...
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    that in May and August 1942 Britain conducted two amphibious operations: Operation Ironclad to secure the naval base of Diego Suarez in Madagascar which...
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    launched a Nakajima A6M2-N reconnaissance aircraft over the port. Operation Ironclad was relaunched, after being stalled, on 22 June to counterattack,...
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    anti-submarine operations in Diego Suarez Bay and bombed land targets in support of land operations during Operation Ironclad. In the later Operation Jane, Swordfish...
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  • infantry brigade-groups with naval and air support undertook Operation Ironclad. For this operation, No. 5 Commando, numbering some 365 men under the command...
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    Javelin participated in the Operation Ironclad assault on Madagascar in May 1942. She participated in the failed Operation Vigorous attempt to deliver...
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    Squadron, which had seen service as an independent tank unit during Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar in mid-1942. The squadron was also equipped...
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    Naval Commandos were formed from these beach parties shortly after Operation Ironclad, the initial Allied landings on Madagascar to capture the Vichy French-held...
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    Norwegian campaign. The first major and successful amphibious operation was Operation Ironclad, a British campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar...
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    Japanese advances in early 1942, Combined Operations landing craft were shipped to the Indian Ocean for Operation Ironclad, the invasion of the Vichy French colony...
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    escorted a convoy from Durban, South Africa to Madagascar as part of Operation Ironclad, which was launched to preempt a possible Japanese occupation of the...
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  • Motorised Brigade and South African Air Force join the allied forces in Operation Ironclad to capture Madagascar. 29 November – Blue Star Line cargo liner MV...
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    reconnaissance and close air support for the planned operation – to be known as Operation Ironclad. During the amphibious / air assault carried out by...
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    (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × rack and 2 throwers for 35 depth charges Service record Operations: Operation Ironclad (1942) Victories: Sank U-409 and U-767...
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