British WWII films based on true events

OPERATION CREEK British codename for the covert military operation undertaken by Britain's Special Operations Executive in World War II on 9 March 1943. Members of the Calcutta Light Horse and the Calcutta Scottish launch a night attack against a Nazi German merchant ship, the Ehrenfels, which had been transmitting information to U-boats from Mormugao Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa. The Ehrenfels and three other Axis merchant ships were sunk, stopping the transmissions to the U-boats.

OPERATION TORCH. NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN British name for the series of battles for control of North Africa 1940-43, including the operation of Anglo-American landings in North-West Africa in November 1942. At stake was control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain's colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the Middle East

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC British name for the longest continuous battle of the Second World War and one in which Canada played a central role. The battle began on the opening day of the war in September 1939 and ended almost six years later with Germany's surrender in May 1945

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN British codename for the largest Allied operations of the Second World War. It aimed to secure the bridges over the rivers Maas (Meuse), Waal and Rhine in the Netherlands in order to outflank the heavy German defences of the Siegfried Line and to insure a swift advance towards Berlin

OPERATION CHASTISE British codename for the operation in which Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley, the industrial heartland of Germany 16-17 May 1943. The dams were fiercely protected.

AIR BATTLE FOR ENGLAND German/Axis operational codename Adlerangriff ("Eagle Attack") was the operation to destroy Royal Air Force (RAF) Fighter Command across the south of England in four days, then bombing of military and economic targets was to systematically extend up to the Midlands until daylight attacks could proceed unhindered over the whole of Britain, culminating in a major bombing attack on London, aimed to soften up the defences for a future amphibious invasion. British military defence campaign in which the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the UK against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces.

OPERATION OVERLORD British codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Normandy landings

THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGN. BRITISH 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION

OPERATION DYNAMO

BATTLE OF BRITAIN & COLDITZ P.O.W. ESCAPE ATTEMPT

BATTLE OF THE DENMARK STRAIT. BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC

THE MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST THEATRE. THE SIEGE OF MALTA

OPERATION FRANKTON

OPERATION MERCURY. THE BATTLE OF CRETE. SINKING OF HMS KELLY

BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE

OPERATION DYNAMO

OPERATION COPPERHEAD. OPERATION BODYGUARD

OPERATION TORCH. NO.30 COMMANDO UNIT

COLDITZ P.O.W. ESCAPE ATTEMPT. COLDITZ CASTLE.

OPERATION JERICHO

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION BATTLE OF THE BULGE

SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE FRENCH RESISTANCE ENGAGEMENT MISSION

STALAG LUFT III P.O.W. ESCAPE ATTEMPT

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

OPERATION BITING

OPERATION ANGLO

OPERATION TITLE. OPERATION SOURCE

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

ATTACK ON HMS VALIANT

OPERATION CHARIOT

OPERATION MINCEMEAT