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Force H

Force H was a British naval formation during the Second World War. It was formed in late-June 1940, to replace French naval power in the western Mediterranean removed by the French armistice with Nazi Germany. The force occupied an odd place within the naval chain of command. Normal British practice was to have naval stations and fleets around the world…

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Amphibious assaults and the end of Force H

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Major combatant ships in Force H

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Active
1940–1943
Branch
Royal Navy
Country
United Kingdom
Engagements
Battle of the Mediterranean Attack on Mers-el-Kébir Battle of Cape Spartivento Last battle of Bismarck
Notable commanders
Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville (July 1940 – March 1942) Edward Syfret (March 1942 – 1943)

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Hunt for the Admiral Graf Spee

Operation Catapult

Convoy operations

"Sink the Bismarck!"

Britain at rock bottom

Amphibious assaults and the end of Force H

Battles and operations of Force H

Major combatant ships in Force H

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Force H

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples166
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
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Force H

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related to "Sink the Bismarck!" · 37
Force H → Ark Royal, Atlantic Ocean, Bismarck, Brest, British, Denmark Strait, Every Royal Navy, Fairey Swordfish, Force, France, German, Gibraltar, Greenland, Hood, Hood's, However, Iceland, King George, Mediterranean, Norfolk
related to Operation Catapult · 32
Force H → Admiralty, Algeria, Algerian, Bretagne, Britain, British, British Government, Consequently, Dunkerque, Force, France, French, Germany, However, In Gibraltar, It, James Somerville, June Vice, London, Mediterranean
related to Hunt for the Admiral Graf Spee · 24
Force H → Admiral Graf Spee, Battle, British, By December, Cape, Deutschland, Force, French, German, German Kriegsmarine, Good Hope, In, Montevideo, North, October, River Plate, September, Shropshire, South Atlantic, Sussex
related to Convoy operations · 21
Force H → After, Also, Fliegerkorps, Force, Germans, In November, Italian, Luftwaffe's, Malta, Mediterranean, Operation Judgement, Operation MB8, Prominent, Regia Aeronautica, Regia Marina's, Sicily, SM, Taranto, That, The
related to Britain at rock bottom · 20
Force H → Alexandria, Ark Royal, August, British, Crete, Force, HMS Barham, HMS Illustrious, It, Italian, Italians, Malta, Mediterranean, November, Operation Pedestal, Second World War, The, The Mediterranean Fleet, U-331, U-81
related to Amphibious assaults and the end of Force H · 19
Force H → Algeria, American, British, British First Army, Casablanca, Diego Suarez, Force, French, In, It, Italian, Madagascar, May, Morocco, November, Operation Ironclad, Operation Torch, The, Vichy French
related to External links · 8
Force H → British Admiralty, Force, French Fleet, Hood, Mers El-Kebir, Mers-el-Kébir ActionDestruction, Transcription, War Diary
Active · 1
Force H → 1940–1943
Branch · 1
Force H → Royal Navy
Country · 1
Force H → United Kingdom

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force mediterranean british naval french bismarck operation royal admiral italian fleet forces war world convoys malta navy german heavy first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Force HActive1940–19431.00infobox
Force HBranchRoyal Navy1.00infobox
Force HCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Force HEngagementsBattle of the Mediterranean Attack on Mers-el-Kébir Battle of Cape Spartivento Last battle of Bismarck1.00infobox
Force HNotable commandersVice-Admiral Sir James Somerville (July 1940 – March 1942) Edward Syfret (March 1942 – 1943)1.00infobox
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"The0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"Force0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"Mediterranean0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"Atlantic Ocean0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"The German0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"Bismarck0.60section
Force Hrelated to "Sink the Bismarck!"Prinz Eugen0.60section

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