Battle of Narvik
Commands HMS Hotspur during the first naval battle.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1940 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 642 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1940.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1940
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 40 of 642 unique records.
642Unique records
3 of 17Page
20Named events on this page
13Named people on this page
6Places on this page
April
Battle of Narvik
Leads the British destroyer attack in the first naval battle.
Battle of Narvik, 1st
Receives reports of Warburton-Lee's destroyer attack at Narvik.
Battle of Narvik, 1st
The Royal Navy attacks German destroyers at Narvik during the first naval battle in Ofotfjord.
Battle of Narvik, 1st
Courage commands HMS Havock during the British destroyer attack on German ships at Narvik.
Battle of Narvik, 1st
Layman commands HMS Hotspur during the destroyer action and withdraws after heavy damage.
Battle of Narvik, 1st
Warburton-Lee leads the British destroyer attack into Ofotfjord and is killed after HMS Hardy is hit.
First Battle of Narvik
Leads British destroyers in a surprise attack on German ships at Narvik.
HMS Havock Attack
Commands HMS Havock in the destroyer attack at Narvik.
HMS Hotspur Damaged
Withdraws HMS Hotspur after heavy damage in the first naval battle.
Operation Weserubung
Warburton-Lee leads the Royal Navy destroyer attack against German forces at Narvik after the invasion begins.
Barttle of Narvik
Welcomes the second naval attack that destroys the remaining German destroyers.
Battle of Narvik
Commands HMS Warspite during the second naval attack.
Battle of Narvik
Commands HMS Cossack during the attack on German destroyers.
Battle of Narvik
Leads HMS Warspite and destroyers in the second naval battle.
Battle of Narvik, 2nd
Welcomes the destruction of German destroyers at Narvik.
Battle of Narvik, 2nd
British naval forces destroy or force the scuttling of the remaining German destroyers at Narvik.
Battle of Narvik, 2nd
Crutchley commands HMS Warspite as the battleship supports the second naval attack on Narvik.
Battle of Narvik, 2nd
Sherbrooke commands HMS Cossack during Whitworth's attack against the remaining German destroyers.
Battle of Narvik, 2nd
Whitworth leads HMS Warspite and destroyers into Ofotfjord to destroy the remaining German destroyers.
HMS Cossack Attack
Commands HMS Cossack during Whitworth's attack on German destroyers.
HMS Warspite at Narvik
Commands HMS Warspite during the second naval battle.
Operation Weserubung
Whitworth leads HMS Warspite and destroyers in the second naval attack on the German Narvik force.
Second Battle of Narvik
Leads HMS Warspite and destroyers into Ofotfjord.
Battle of Narvik
Commands Allied naval forces supporting the Narvik campaign.
Namsos Campaign
Carton de Wiart commands British forces landed at Namsos to threaten German-held Trondheim.
Rupertforce Command
Commands naval and expeditionary forces assembling for operations near Narvik.
Allied Landing
Allied troops begin landing in northern Norway to support operations against Narvik.
Barttle of Narvik
Supports the Allied landing at Harstad for operations against Narvik.
Battle of Narvik
Leads 24th Guards Brigade in the Allied Narvik force.
Battle of Narvik
Commands British land forces sent against Narvik.
Guards Brigade Lands
Leads 24th Guards Brigade as Allied troops land near Narvik.
Narvik Expedition
Supports the Allied expedition being assembled around Harstad.
Narvik Expedition
Commands British land forces sent to invest Narvik.
Narvik Expedition
Mackesy leads the British force sent to invest Narvik after German troops seize the port.
Narvik Land Campaign
Fraser's 24th Guards Brigade forms part of Rupertforce during the Allied build-up around Narvik.
Invasion of Norway
The Allied Expeditionary Force lands at Namsos
Andalsnes Campaign
Paget commands Sickleforce after British troops land at Andalsnes to support Norwegian resistance.
Invasion of Norway
The Allied Expeditionary Force lands at Andalsnes
Norway Campaign
Defends naval operations as the Norway campaign develops.
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.