Operation Grog was the name assigned to the British naval and air bombardment of Genoa and La Spezia on 9 February 1941, by the Royal Navy's Force H, consisting...

German troop movements Operation Grog /Grog, 4 SAS in conjunction with Operations Dingson and Samwest 5 June 1944. Operation Dingson, 6 June 1944, 4th...

Look up grog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grog is an alcoholic beverage. Grog or Grogs may also refer to the following: Grog (film), a 1982 Italian...

escort missions to Libya and in the contrast against Operation White, Operation Excess and Operation Grog. In this period, he was awarded a Silver Medal of...

part in Operation White and the battle of Cape Spartivento. In 1941, she participated in Operation Grog, the shelling of Genoa, in operations against...

sister ship Warspite. She shelled Genoa in February 1941 as part of Operation Grog but due to a crew error, fired a 15-inch armour-piercing shell into...

escape on February 9, 1941, when the city was being shelled as part of Operation Grog. Because of a crew error where Midshipman Henry Hatfield aimed the gun...

in Operation Grog. On 9 January, Ark Royal launched aircraft to bomb an oil refinery at La Spezia, and to lay mines in the harbour. Both operations were...

aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, flown from the carrier HMS Ark Royal during Operation Grog, bombed the ANIC oil refinery. The rest of 1941, 1942 and early 1943...

Several other major French ships were damaged during the bombardment. The operation was judged a success, but he admitted privately to his wife that he had...

fruitless attempts to intercept British convoys to Malta (Operation Substance and Operation Halberd). During the First Battle of Sirte (16 December 1941)...

1940 Operation Collar – November 1940 Operation Excess – January 1941 Operation Grog – 9 February 1941 Operation Substance – July 1941 Operation Halberd...

submarine U-138. Fearless was sunk by aircraft attack on 23 July 1941 during Operation Substance.[page needed] Pugsley, again mentioned in dispatches, returned...

heavy damage in a naval bombardment carried out by the British Force H (Operation Grog); then, in the autumn of 1942, it became the first city in Italy to...

when they received word that the Royal Navy had bombarded Genoa in Operation Grog; they immediately turned north to intercept the British, but failed...

days later she took part in Operation Excess, a military convoy taking stores to Piraeus and Alexandria. During Operation Grog in early February, the ship...

"grog" for rum diluted with water is attributed to Vernon. He was known for wearing coats made of grogram cloth, earning him the nickname of "Old Grog"...

The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth or Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey...

(along with Iachino, he was one of the only two officers informed of the operation, and participated in its planning and preparation). In December he participated...

tubes. On 9 February 1941, the British Royal Navy's Force H carried out Operation Grog, a naval and aerial bombardment of Genoa and La Spezia. At 11:47 Fleet...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

remained remarkably unscathed by war until 9 February 1941 when, during Operation Grog, a shell fired by a British warship hit the roof, leaving a large hole...

February the HM Trawler Tourmaline was attacked. Force H shelled Genoa (Operation Grog), and so the group transferred to Sardinia on 9 February but did not...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

bridge on Sicily Galia (1944) — British SAS operation in northwestern Italy in support of the US 5th Army Grog (1941) — bombardment of Genoa Guillotine (1941)...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

British ships returned to Gibraltar on 4 February and began preparing for Operation Grog, a naval bombardment of Genoa, that was successfully carried out five...

(1944–45) HMS Gurkha (1940) Battles/wars First World War Second World War Operation Grog Sinking of the Bismarck Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished...