18 Mar 1940

Netherlands
  • German bombers attacked Dutch trawler Protinus off Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, killing several people including the captain and the first mate. 10 found their way to the lifeboat but 2 of them would perish before they were found by submarine HMS Unity 6 days later. ww2dbase [Ijmuiden | CPC]
14 May 1943

Netherlands
31 Dec 1944

Netherlands
  • 18 Type XXVIIB5 Seehund submarines set sail from IJmuiden, Netherlands on their first mission, but an unexpected storm would destroy 16 of them before they reached their targets. ww2dbase [Type XXVII | IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | CPC]
10 Feb 1945

Netherlands
  • Nine B-17 Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group flying from RAF Podington in Bedfordshire carried out the first operational attack with Disney rocket-assisted bombs on the E-Boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]
14 Mar 1945

Netherlands
  • Nine B-17 Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group flying from RAF Podington in Bedfordshire dropped Disney rocket-assisted bombs on the E-Boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]
21 Mar 1945

Netherlands
  • In a Disney operation, three B-17 Fortresses attacked the E-boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands with rocket-assisted bombs. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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