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− | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; " | [[Military history of Gibraltar during World War II]] <br /> | + | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; " | [[Military history of Gibraltar during World War II]] <br /> • Timeline of events • [[File:A Catalina flies by the North Front of the Rock as it leaves Gibraltar on a patrol (March 1942).jpg|center|300px]] <small>A Catalina flies by the North Front of the Rock<br/> as it leaves Gibraltar on a patrol, 1942 ([[Imperial War Museum]])</small> |
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− | | | + | | | Late 1939 |
| | Construction of a [[Gibraltar Airport|solid surface runway]] begins in [[Gibraltar]]. | | | Construction of a [[Gibraltar Airport|solid surface runway]] begins in [[Gibraltar]]. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 9 September 1939 |
− | | | [[No. | + | | | [[No. 202 Squadron RAF]] is ordered to Gibraltar. |
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− | | | | + | | | 25 September 1939 |
| | No 200 (Coastal) Group is formed as a subordinate<br /> formation to HQ RAF Mediterranean. | | | No 200 (Coastal) Group is formed as a subordinate<br /> formation to HQ RAF Mediterranean. | ||
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− | | | + | | | June 1940 |
− | | | 13,500 civilian evacuees are shipped to [[Casablanca]]<br /> in [[French Morocco]]. | + | | | 13,500 [[evacuation of the Gibraltarian civilian population during World War II|civilian evacuees]] are shipped to [[Casablanca]]<br /> in [[French Morocco]]. |
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− | | | | + | | | 13 July 1940 |
| | Following the creation of [[Vichy France]],<br /> [[Gibraltarian people|Gibraltarian]] civilians are returned to Gibraltar<br /> prior to movement to other locations. | | | Following the creation of [[Vichy France]],<br /> [[Gibraltarian people|Gibraltarian]] civilians are returned to Gibraltar<br /> prior to movement to other locations. | ||
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− | | | + | | | July 1940 |
| | Evacuees are shipped to the Atlantic island <br />of [[Madeira]] and to [[London]]. | | | Evacuees are shipped to the Atlantic island <br />of [[Madeira]] and to [[London]]. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 9 October 1940 |
| | 1,093 refugees re-evacuated to [[Jamaica]]. | | | 1,093 refugees re-evacuated to [[Jamaica]]. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 10 March 1941 |
| | [[Operation Felix]], the German plan for the invasion<br /> of Gibraltar, is amended to become ''Operation Felix-Heinrich'',<br /> which delays the invasion until after the fall of the<br /> [[Soviet Union]], effectively putting an end to<br /> German invasion plans. | | | [[Operation Felix]], the German plan for the invasion<br /> of Gibraltar, is amended to become ''Operation Felix-Heinrich'',<br /> which delays the invasion until after the fall of the<br /> [[Soviet Union]], effectively putting an end to<br /> German invasion plans. | ||
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− | | | + | | | Late 1941 |
| | Plans for Operation Tracer, a stay-behind plan to be put in place<br /> in the event of an invasion of Gibraltar, are formulated. | | | Plans for Operation Tracer, a stay-behind plan to be put in place<br /> in the event of an invasion of Gibraltar, are formulated. | ||
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− | | | + | | | January 1942 |
| | Equipment trials for Operation Tracer begin. | | | Equipment trials for Operation Tracer begin. | ||
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− | | | + | | | Mid-1942 |
| | Operation Tracer is pronounced ready for deployment. | | | Operation Tracer is pronounced ready for deployment. | ||
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− | | | + | | | July 1942 |
| | Lieutenant General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] is appointed<br /> Allied Commander-in-Chief of [[Operation Torch]]. | | | Lieutenant General [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] is appointed<br /> Allied Commander-in-Chief of [[Operation Torch]]. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 5 November 1942 |
| | Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to take command | | | Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to take command | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 4 July 1942 |
| | A [[B-24 Liberator|Liberator bomber]] from [[RAF Transport Command]]<br /> takes off from Gibraltar and crashes, killing<br /> [[Władysław Sikorski]], Polish military and political leader | | | A [[B-24 Liberator|Liberator bomber]] from [[RAF Transport Command]]<br /> takes off from Gibraltar and crashes, killing<br /> [[Władysław Sikorski]], Polish military and political leader | ||
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− | | | + | | | November 1943 |
| | Resettlement Board established. | | | Resettlement Board established. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 6 April 1944 |
| | First group of 1,367 repatriates arrives on <br />Gibraltar directly from the United Kingdom. | | | First group of 1,367 repatriates arrives on <br />Gibraltar directly from the United Kingdom. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 28 May 1944 |
| | First repatriation party leaves Madeira for Gibraltar. | | | First repatriation party leaves Madeira for Gibraltar. | ||
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− | | | | + | | | 8 May 1945 |
| | [[Victory in Europe Day]] | | | [[Victory in Europe Day]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 5 August 2013
Military history of Gibraltar during World War II • Timeline of events • A Catalina flies by the North Front of the Rock as it leaves Gibraltar on a patrol, 1942 (Imperial War Museum) | |
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Late 1939 | Construction of a solid surface runway begins in Gibraltar. |
9 September 1939 | No. 202 Squadron RAF is ordered to Gibraltar. |
25 September 1939 | No 200 (Coastal) Group is formed as a subordinate formation to HQ RAF Mediterranean. |
June 1940 | 13,500 civilian evacuees are shipped to Casablanca in French Morocco. |
13 July 1940 | Following the creation of Vichy France, Gibraltarian civilians are returned to Gibraltar prior to movement to other locations. |
July 1940 | Evacuees are shipped to the Atlantic island of Madeira and to London. |
9 October 1940 | 1,093 refugees re-evacuated to Jamaica. |
10 March 1941 | Operation Felix, the German plan for the invasion of Gibraltar, is amended to become Operation Felix-Heinrich, which delays the invasion until after the fall of the Soviet Union, effectively putting an end to German invasion plans. |
Late 1941 | Plans for Operation Tracer, a stay-behind plan to be put in place in the event of an invasion of Gibraltar, are formulated. |
January 1942 | Equipment trials for Operation Tracer begin. |
Mid-1942 | Operation Tracer is pronounced ready for deployment. |
July 1942 | Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower is appointed Allied Commander-in-Chief of Operation Torch. |
5 November 1942 | Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to take command |
4 July 1942 | A Liberator bomber from RAF Transport Command takes off from Gibraltar and crashes, killing Władysław Sikorski, Polish military and political leader |
November 1943 | Resettlement Board established. |
6 April 1944 | First group of 1,367 repatriates arrives on Gibraltar directly from the United Kingdom. |
28 May 1944 | First repatriation party leaves Madeira for Gibraltar. |
8 May 1945 | Victory in Europe Day |