The operation commenced after large numbers of British, French, and Belgian soldiers were cut off and surrounded by German troops during the Battle of France.
The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day).
The operation commenced on 14 August at 11 42, covered by an artillery smokescreen that mimicked the night attack of Operation Totalize.
When the operation commenced on May 11, heavy fog shrouded the recapturing force from the Japanese, which hampered the latter's attempts at defending the island.
The operation commenced on 5 June with the insertion of blocking forces consisting of Australian, New Zealand and US troops, followed by the aerial insertion of 3 RAR.
The operation commenced during the NATO campaign of airstrikes against the VRS, codenamed Operation Deliberate Force, which targeted VRS air defences, artillery and storage facilities initially in the area of Sarajevo, but also elsewhere in the country.
The operation commenced during a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) air campaign against the VRS codenamed Operation Deliberate Force, targeting VRS air defences, artillery positions and storage facilities largely in the area of Sarajevo, but also elsewhere in the country.
The operation commenced on 6 April and concluded on 7 or 8 April, resulting in paralysis of Yugoslav civilian and military command and control, widespread destruction largely in the centre of the city, and significant civilian casualties.
The offensive established a short-lived bridgehead, evacuated in panic two days after the operation commenced, under tank and mortar fire from the Yugoslav People's Army JNAA) deployed north of Glina.
The ship rendezvoused with the other carriers on 5 August for a three-day training exercise to work out coordination procedures before the operation commenced and 804 Squadron was deemed not ready for combat.
The evacuation operations commence when the warnings are issued and end when the hurricane strike is predicted to occur.
