<page_title> Military history of Gibraltar during World War II </page_title> <section_title> Prelude and evacuation </section_title> <table> <cell> 6 April 1944 <col_header> - </col_header> </cell> <cell> First group of 1,367 repatriates arrives on Gibraltar directly from the United Kingdom. <col_header> - </col_header> </cell> <cell> 28 May 1944 <col_header> - </col_header> </cell> <cell> First repatriation party leaves Madeira for Gibraltar. <col_header> - </col_header> </cell> </table>
On April 6, 1944, the first group of 1,367 repatriates arrived directly from the United Kingdom, and on May 28th, the first repatriation party left Madeira.