Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Bertram Home Ramsay

Battles of Bertram Home Ramsay

Royal Navy admiral (1883–1945)

Bertram Home Ramsay is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1944: 3 battles, 2 naval actions and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in France (6), Netherlands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 804 km apart end to end, 134 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (7).

Invasion of NormandyOperation InfatuateDunkirk evacuationChannel DashNormandy landingsOperation OverlordBattle of the ScheldtDunkirk evacuationChannel DashNormandy landingsOperation OverlordBattle of the ScheldtBrusselsLe HavreLilleAntwerpenRouenBrightonPortsmouthCharleroiLutonReims100 km50.443N, 2.026E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 1 engagements1942: 1 engagements1944: 5 engagements5 in 194419401944
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Dunkirk evacuation, 1940Channel Dash, 1942Normandy landings, 1944Operation Overlord, 1944Invasion of Normandy, 1944Battle of the Scheldt, 1944Operation Infatuate, 194419401944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuationEnglish Channel, FranceSuccessful retreat
13 February 1942Channel DashEnglish Channel, France44 km WGerman victory
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandy, France247 km SWAllied victory
1944Operation OverlordNormandy, France3 km EAllied victory
1944Invasion of NormandyNormandy, France0 km NAllied victory
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldt, France444 km NEAllied victory
1944Operation InfatuateNetherlands66 km WAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, British official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.