Operations of WW2 - B

Operation Bluebottle I and II - sea evacuation of evaders by HMS Tarana in 1942:

Art Operation Bluebottle

Interesting bit of text:

There appears to have been more than one S/L Patrick Gibbs! Fascinating! Perhaps the best known one:
http://ww2chat.com/forums/obituaries/1992-wing-commander-pat-gibbs-rip.html

 

Another evader mentioned. Love the name of the Wimpey.

 

Oh my, there's a book:

Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: Tarana: In at the Deep End

Be still, my beaten credit card...:becky:

 

Operation Barbarossa :The German attack in June 1941 on Russia
AJ