Siege of Calais
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The siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port of Calais during the Battle of France. The siege was fought at the same time as the Battle of Boulogne, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) through Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at the Battle of Arras, German units were held back to be ready to resist a resumption of the counter-attack on 22 May, despite the protests of General Heinz Guderian, the commander of the XIX Armee Korps, who wanted to rush north up the Channel coast to capture Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk. An attack by part of the XIX Armee Korps was not authorised until 12:40 a.m. on the night of 21/22 May.
1940
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HMS Hermes, HMS Wessex, Iltis, Seeadler, SM U-108, SM U-109, SM UB-109, SM UB-29, SM UB-30, SM UB-35, SM UC-61, SM UC-72,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Crécy campaign | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Siege of Calais | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1350 | Siege of Calais | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1351 | Battle of Ardres | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1352 | Siege of Guînes | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1359 | Reims Campaign | Kingdom of England, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1405 | Siege of Mercq | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1436 | Siege of Calais | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1492 | Siege of Boulogne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1544 | Sieges of Boulogne | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Siege of Calais | Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Battle of Gravelines | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1588 | Battle of Gravelines | Kingdom of England, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1596 | Siege of Calais | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Battle of the Narrow Seas | Spain, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Fight in the Channel | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Siege of Gravelines | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1646 | Siege of Mardyck | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1658 | Siege of Gravelines | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1695 | Action of 10 August 1695 | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1801 | Raids on Boulogne | France, United Kingdom, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1803 | Unknown | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Second Battle of Dover Strait | German Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Action of 15 February 1918 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Siege of Calais | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Channel Dash | military operation, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Action of 13 May 1942 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Seeadler | Type 23 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-108 | Type U 93 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-109 | U-boat, Type U 93 submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-103 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-109 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-29 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-30 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-35 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-26 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-61 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Wolf | Type 24 torpedo boat, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | batterie Flugplatz | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Batterie Großer Kurfürst | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Battery Oldenburg | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Todt Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Batterie Lindemann | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1944 | V-3 | destroyed building or structure, artillery battery, V-weapons | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | bunker in the dunes of Wissant | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | bunker on the beach of Wissant | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1943 | Blockhaus d'Éperlecques | military museum, launch pad, bunker, factory | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort du Gris-Nez | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Mahon | sea fort, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Nieulay | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Risban | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1879 | Fort de la Crèche | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1943 | Fortress of Mimoyecques | military museum, military installation, launch pad | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | Iltis | Type 24 torpedo boat, shipwreck, torpedo boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | PS Duchess of Montrose | paddle steamer, steamship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM UC-72 | Type UC II submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1898 | HMS Hermes | Highflyer-class cruiser, protected cruiser, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1918 | HMS Wessex | shipwreck, destroyer, V and W-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-08, Frankreich, Calais, Zerstörungen (Auto, Gebäude) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-09, Frankreich, Calais, zerstörte Fahrzeuge, Gräber | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-10, Frankreich, Calais, Denkmal vor Häuserruinen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-26, Frankreich, Calais, zerstörte Militärfahrzeuge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-21A, Frankreich, Calais, zerstörte Autos am Bahnhof(-) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-23, Frankreich, Calais, Zerstörte Fahrzeuge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-24, Frankreich, Calais, zerstörter Zug im Bahnhof | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-25, Calais, Zerstörte Fahrzeuge im Hafen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-22, Frankreich, Calais, Zerstörungen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1972-050-11, Zerstörte Häuser und Kirche in Calais | Commons | ||









