IJmuiden in WW2 History | World War II Database

18 Mar 1940

Netherlands

German bombers attacked Dutch trawler Protinus off Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, killing several people including the captain and the first mate. 10 found their way to the lifeboat but 2 of them would perish before they were found by submarine HMS Unity 6 days later. ww2dbase [Ijmuiden | CPC]

14 May 1943

Netherlands

The Martin B-26 Marauder made its operational debut in northern Europe with a partially successful attack by US 322nd Bomb Group on the Velsen power station at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | Ijmuiden | AC]

31 Dec 1944

Netherlands

18 Type XXVIIB5 Seehund submarines set sail from IJmuiden, Netherlands on their first mission, but an unexpected storm would destroy 16 of them before they reached their targets. ww2dbase [Type XXVII | IJmuiden, Noord-Holland | CPC]

10 Feb 1945

Netherlands

Nine B-17 Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group flying from RAF Podington in Bedfordshire carried out the first operational attack with Disney rocket-assisted bombs on the E-Boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]

14 Mar 1945

Netherlands

Nine B-17 Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group flying from RAF Podington in Bedfordshire dropped Disney rocket-assisted bombs on the E-Boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]

21 Mar 1945

Netherlands

In a Disney operation, three B-17 Fortresses attacked the E-boat pens at IJmuiden, Netherlands with rocket-assisted bombs. ww2dbase [Schnellboot-class | Disney | IJmuiden | DS]

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