Event    From /8/1941  To /5/1945

Arctic Convoys WW2

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Russia

The Arctic convoys of WW2 were ocean-going convoys which sailed from the UK, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union – primarily Archangel and Murmansk in Russia. There were 78 convoys, August 1941 - May 1945, with two gaps with no sailings July - September 1942, and March - November 1943.

About 1,400 merchant ships delivered essential supplies to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program, escorted by ships of the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and the U.S. Navy. 85 merchant vessels and 16 Royal Navy warships (two cruisers, six destroyers, eight other escort ships) were lost. Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine lost a number of vessels including one battleship, three destroyers, 30 U-boats, and many aircraft.

The convoys demonstrated the Allies' commitment to helping the Soviet Union, prior to the opening of a second front, and tied up a substantial part of Germany's naval and air forces.

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Arctic Convoys WW2

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W. F. T. New

W. F. T. New

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Serjeant Ernest Harry Hann

Serjeant Ernest Harry Hann

Ernest Harry Hann was the fourth of the nine children of Harry Hann (1860-1903) and Harriet Annie Hann née Smith (1859-1923). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1886 in the Islington re...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
B. S. Heading

B. S. Heading

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Battle of Arnhem

Battle of Arnhem

In WW2, during Operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne Division and the Poish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem. They were parachuted ...

Event, Armed Forces, Netherlands

1 memorial
J. Burch

J. Burch

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial