Rafe Courage10 April 1940
Commands HMS Havock during the destroyer attack.
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Commands HMS Havock during the destroyer attack.
Commands HMS Hotspur during the first naval battle.
Leads the British destroyer attack in the first naval battle.
Commands HMS Warspite during the second naval attack.
Commands HMS Cossack during the attack on German destroyers.
Leads HMS Warspite and destroyers in the second naval battle.
Commands Allied naval forces supporting the Narvik campaign.
Leads 24th Guards Brigade in the Allied Narvik force.
Commands British land forces sent against Narvik.
Delays a frontal assault because of terrain and troop readiness.
Becomes Prime Minister while the campaign around Narvik is still underway.
Takes command of reorganised British land forces in northern Norway.
Oversees the campaign as Allied troops capture Elvegardsmoen and advance toward Narvik.
Plans the final Allied attack while evacuation planning begins.
Authorises Operation Alphabet to evacuate Allied forces from northern Norway.
Balances Narvik operations against the worsening Allied crisis in France.
Allied command supports the successful recapture of the town.
Receives news of the Allied recapture of Narvik.
Receives news that Allied forces have recaptured Narvik from Dietl's troops.
Discusses Narvik and Dunkirk with French leaders at the Supreme War Council.
Discusses Narvik and Dunkirk with French leaders.
Oversees withdrawal of British land forces from northern Norway.
Directs evacuation of Allied forces from the Narvik area.
Continues evacuation arrangements after the temporary Allied victory at Narvik.
Allied withdrawal from Narvik is completed as Norway becomes untenable.
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