Officer on the Frimaire (France – Vichy) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – 15/06/1942 Fathe – Mother – Claudino Mendes dos Santos died aboard the French oil tanker “Frimaire”, sunk by the German U-boat U-68 near … Read more
Cvilians living in Soteville-le-Rouen, France Isidoro Oliveira dos Santos Birth place – Póvoa de Cima (?), Portugal Birth date – 17/06/1896 Death date – 19/04/1944 Maria Adelina dos Santos Birth place – Alves à Grigo (?), Portugal Birth date – 10/09/1901 … Read more
. . . . Detail of the memorial inaugurated in Ermida, Mira, on March 6, 2024. The memorial commemorates the 80th anniversary of the crash of the Hudson, registration number FK791, of 269 Squadron, and is dedicated “To the heroes … Read more
“Our ships are coming, our ships are coming,” said resident civilians in Lisbon’s German community, as crowds of Portuguese and other international citizens made their way to Óbidos’ Conde Rocha Port to marvel at Germany’s latest naval technology. Commanded by … Read more
The temperate climate, calm waters and hospitality of the Portuguese locals are attractive factors to be taken into account by the different navies looking for a quiet place to train or simply train their sailors. As well as the usual … Read more
Ship: Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (USA) Birth place – Alcobaça (?) Birth date – Death date – Father – Mother – António Pereira Balbino, cook on board of the American “Liberty Ship” Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, was one of the fatalities … Read more
Civilian living in France Birth place – Colomeses (?) Birth date – 12/01/1894 Death date – 09/08/1944 Father – Manuel (?) Mother – Maria Rosa António Manuel was one of the seventeen civilian victims of a massacre carried out by German … Read more
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 30-05-1942 Vila do Conde (in the sea) RAF 1 OADU Vickers Wellington IC HX390 Portreath (GB) → Egipto P/O J. P. Anstey … Read more
Civilian living en France Birth place – Braga Birth date – 30/08/1898 Death date – 30/05/1944 Father – Mother – António Gomes was one of the civilian victims of a cycle of Allied bombings over the Rouen area, in … Read more
Civillian Refugee living in Switzerland Birth place – Amsterdam Birth date – 07/10/1874 Death date – Father – Mother – Abraham Nunes Cardozo, a Portuguese descendant of Dutch origin, was one of the Jews imprisoned in the German Concentration Camp in Theresienstadt … Read more
