Operation Astonia was the codename for an Allied attack on the German-held Channel port of Le Havre in France, during the Second World War. The city had...
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French port of Le Havre (Operation Astonia). This involved clearing minefields and crossing an anti-tank ditch. For this operation, 144 RAC had under command...
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the brigade crossed the River Seine on 4 September to prepare to Operation Astonia the assault Le Havre. On arrival outside Le Havre on 6 September,...
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191st (Hertfordshire and Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (section Operation Astonia)
taking part in the full scale attack on that port on 10 September (Operation Astonia). This was carried out in under 48 hours supported by specialist armour...
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vehicles known as "Hobart's Funnies". The first operation for the Ram Kangaroo was Operation Astonia, the assault on Le Havre 10-12 September 1944, the...
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List of World War II battles (redirect from Raiding_operations_during_World_War_II)
Channel Coast: September–November 1944 Operation Astonia Siege of Dunkirk (1944) Operation Wellhit Operation Undergo Battle of the Scheldt Lorraine Campaign:...
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a reef near L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Operation Astonia, Battle of Le Havre, a Second World War battle Havre (disambiguation)...
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29/30 1945 Le Havre, French State, Military Administration in France Operation Astonia Eberhard Wildermuth British Armed Forces British Army I Corps 49th...
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1st Middlesex Engineers (section Operation Avalanche)
the new Class 50/60 tank raft. 42nd Assault Rgt went into action in Operation Astonia to capture Le Havre on the evening of 10 September. Each attacking...
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artillery ammunition from Normandy and Dieppe and by the need to complete Operation Astonia, the siege of Le Havre, before armour and artillery could become available...
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Bernard Montgomery (section Operation Market Garden)
dropped 4,719 tons of bombs on Le Havre, which was the prelude to Operation Astonia, the assault on Le Havre by Crocker's men, which was taken two days...
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and then took part in Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, taking part in Operation Totalize and Operation Astonia, the capture of the French...
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HMS Warspite (03) (category Naval ships of Operation Neptune)
to Operation Astonia on 10 September, leading to the capture of the town two days later. Her final task was to support an Anglo-Canadian operation to...
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Battle of the Odon, and clearing the Channel Ports in Operation Astonia. After the failure of Operation Market Garden, the 7th Battalion was stationed at...
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Montélimar [fr] Liberation of Nice [fr] Sept 1944 Liberation of Nancy Operation Astonia Operation Undergo Atlantic pockets: La Rochelle Royan Dunkirk Battle of...
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to do so. Prior to the early September launch of the British-led Operation Astonia to take the port city Wildermuth had requested that French citizens...
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was involved heavily in the battles for the Channel ports, such as Operation Astonia at Le Havre, and the Battle of the Scheldt. 30th Armoured Brigade...
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Lille during World War II (section Military operations)
Farmer": a French affiliate network created and led by Britain's Special Operations Executive agent Michael Trotobas. Destroyed 22 transformers and 12 circuit...
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in secret, and assumed command of French troops in North Africa after Operation Torch (November 1942) following the assassination of François Darlan....
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Atlantic Wall (category Operation Overlord)
Europe from the United Kingdom, during World War II. The manning and operation of the Atlantic Wall was administratively overseen by the German Army...
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Siege of Dunkirk (1944–1945) (category Battles and operations of World War II involving Czechoslovakia)
Battalion Waffen-SS Reinecke group Operation Astonia: capture of Le Havre Operation Wellhit: capture of Boulogne Operation Undergo: capture of Calais At the...
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military actions were required for Le Havre (Operation Astonia), Boulogne (Operation Wellhit) and Calais (Operation Undergo). It took several weeks to bring...
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Le Havre. On 29 August, the brigade crossed the Seine to support Operation Astonia, the attack on Le Havre on the following day. At the last moment the...
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division, the battalion fought in the operations to clear the Channel coast, where they captured Le Havre in Operation Astonia. Afterwards the battalion enjoyed...
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First Canadian Army cleared coastal fortresses in campaigns such as Operation Astonia. From October to November, the Canadians fought a series of battles...
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Normandy campaign and the subsequent operations in the Low Countries. I Corps participated in Operation Astonia (the capture of Le Havre) and Clearing...
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bombed the city centre and the port to weaken the occupier under Operation Astonia – often described as the storm of iron and fire. The results of the...
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killed and 12,000 homes were totally destroyed before its capture in Operation Astonia. The center was rebuilt in a modernist style by Auguste Perret. Le...
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Clearing the Channel Coast. This included the capture of Le Havre (Operation Astonia) and the drive towards Antwerp. The strategic requirement now was...
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Division. Leaving Saint Valéry, the 51st Division was engaged in Operation Astonia, the battle for the French port of Le Havre, in September 1944. After...
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