11 Oct 1940
France
France
- Between 0333 and 0351 hours, in Operation Medium, British battleship Revenge and destroyers Javelin, Jaguar, Jupiter, Kashmir, Kelvin, and Kipling bombarded Cherbourg, France. German torpedo boats attempted to interfere, but the German boats were fought off. ww2dbase [Cherbourg, Basse-Normandie | CPC]
15 Sep 1942
France
France
- 12 British Boston bombers attacked Cherbourg, France, sinking whaling factory ship Solglint in the harbor. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | Cherbourg, Basse-Normandie | CPC]
23 May 1944
France
France
17 Aug 1944
Photo(s) dated 17 Aug 1944
Photo(s) dated 17 Aug 1944
20 Aug 1944
France
France
- Charles De Gaulle landed at Cherbourg, France. Meeting Dwight Eisenhower later in the day, he convinced the Allied commander that the French capital of Paris should be a priority objective that should not be bypassed. ww2dbase [Charles de Gaulle | Cherbourg, Basse-Normandie | AC, CPC]
20 Jul 1945
France
France
- British carrier HMS Reaper departed Cherbourg, France with a captured German Ar 234 aircraft aboard. ww2dbase [Ar 234 Blitz | Cherbourg, Basse-Normandie | CPC]
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