Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945
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On This Day – 4 May – Attack on HMS Sheffield
Sheffield was first detected by an Argentine Naval Aviation Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (2-P-112) patrol aircraft at 07:50 on 4 May 1982. The Neptune kept
On This Day – 2 May – Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
Two British naval task forces (one of surface vessels and one of submarines) and the Argentine fleet were operating in the neighbourhood of the
Protected: On This Day – 28 April – Mutiny on the Bounty
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On This Day – 25 April – Recapture of South Georgia and the attack on Santa Fe
The South Georgia force, Operation Paraquet, under the command of Major Guy Sheridan RM, consisted of Marines from 42 Commando, a troop of the
On This Day – 23 April – Zeebrugge Raid
The Zeebrugge Raid (French: Raid sur Zeebruges; 23 April 1918), was an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
On This Day – 20 April – The Yangtze Incident
On 20 April 1949, HMS Amethyst, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Bernard Skinner, was on her way from Shanghai to Nanking to replace Consort, which
Up Spirits – April 2022
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Branch Meeting – April – 2022
The second Tuesday of the month is here, so that means the next Branch Meeting. We will be meeting at 1930 this evening at The
On This Day – 9 April – Battles of Narvik
The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940 as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land