Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 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 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1944: 2 battles and 2 naval actions, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 737 km apart end to end, 246 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (2), Western Front (1), Invasion of Normandy (1).

Dunkirk evacuationChannel DashNormandy landingsBattle of the ScheldtDunkirk evacuationChannel DashNormandy landingsBattle of the ScheldtBrusselsLe HavreLilleAntwerpenRouenBrightonPortsmouthCharleroiLutonReims100 km50.446N, 2.026E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 1 engagements1942: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements2 in 194419401944
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

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

Wars 3

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
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldt, France446 km NEAllied 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.