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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; " | [[Military history of Gibraltar during World War II]] <br /> - Timeline of events - [[Image:Gibraltar searchlights2.jpg|center|300px]] <small>Searchlights in action, 1940 ([[Imperial War Museum]])</small> | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; " | [[Military history of Gibraltar during World War II]] <br /> - Timeline of events - [[Image:Gibraltar searchlights2.jpg|center|300px]] <small>Searchlights in action, 1940 ([[Imperial War Museum]])</small> | ||
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| − | | | [[1939| | + | | | [[1939|Late 1939]] |
| − | | | Construction of a solid surface runway begins | + | | | Construction of a solid surface runway begins in Gibraltar. |
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| | [[9 September]] [[1939]] | | | [[9 September]] [[1939]] | ||
| − | | | [[No. 200 Squadron RAF]] is ordered to Gibraltar | + | | | [[No. 200 Squadron RAF]] is ordered to Gibraltar. |
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| | [[25 September]] [[1939]] | | | [[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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| | [[1940|June 1940]] | | | [[1940|June 1940]] | ||
| − | | | 13,500 evacuees are shipped to [[Casablanca]]<br /> in [[French Morocco]] | + | | | 13,500 civilian evacuees are shipped to [[Casablanca]]<br /> in [[French Morocco]]. |
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| | [[13 July]] [[1940]] | | | [[13 July]] [[1940]] | ||
| − | | | | + | | | Following the creation of [[Vichy France]], Gibraltarian civilians<br /> are returned to Gibraltar prior to movement to other locations. |
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| | [[1940|July 1940]] | | | [[1940|July 1940]] | ||
| − | | | Evacuees are shipped to the Atlantic island <br />of [[Madeira]] and [[London]] | + | | | Evacuees are shipped to the Atlantic island <br />of [[Madeira]] and to [[London]]. |
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| | [[9 October]] [[1940]] | | | [[9 October]] [[1940]] | ||
| − | | | 1,093 evacuees re-evacuated to [[Jamaica]] | + | | | 1,093 evacuees re-evacuated to [[Jamaica]] from other locations. |
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| | [[10 March]] [[1941]] | | | [[10 March]] [[1941]] | ||
| − | | | [[Operation Felix]] amended to become ''Operation | + | | | [[Operation Felix]], the German plan for the invasion of Gibraltar,<br /> 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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| − | | | [[1941| | + | | | [[1941|Late 1941]] |
| − | | | Plans for Operation Tracer are | + | | | 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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| | [[1942|January 1942]] | | | [[1942|January 1942]] | ||
| − | | | | + | | | Equipment trials for Operation<br /> Tracer begin. |
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| − | | | [[1942| | + | | | [[1942|Mid-1942]] |
| − | | | Operation Tracer ready | + | | | Operation Tracer is pronounced ready for deployment. |
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| | [[1942|July 1942]] | | | [[1942|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]] | | | [[5 November]] [[1942]] | ||
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| | [[1943|November 1943]] | | | [[1943|November 1943]] | ||
| − | | | Resettlement Board established | + | | | Resettlement Board established. |
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| | [[6 April]] [[1944]] | | | [[6 April]] [[1944]] | ||
| − | | | First group of | + | | | First group of 1,367 repatriates arrives on <br />Gibraltar directly from the United Kingdom. |
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| | [[28 May]] [[1944]] | | | [[28 May]] [[1944]] | ||
| − | | | First repatriation party leaves Madeira | + | | | First repatriation party leaves Madeira for Gibraltar. |
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| | [[8 May]] [[1945]] | | | [[8 May]] [[1945]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 September 2007
| Military history of Gibraltar during World War II - Timeline of events - Searchlights in action, 1940 (Imperial War Museum) | |
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| Late 1939 | Construction of a solid surface runway begins in Gibraltar. |
| 9 September 1939 | No. 200 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 evacuees re-evacuated to Jamaica from other locations. |
| 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 |