Operation Chariot - The Raid on Saint-Nazaire
During World War II there were many commando raids undertaken by the countries involved. Some are well known, while others remain hidden in history. This story is about the raid that has since become known as The Greatest Raid of All.
See - https://www.rebellionresearch.com/the-g ... ouewL_jsS0
And - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid
A couple of videoa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9jt5BjFAI
And
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Zd0Oy8JyQ
Operation Chariot
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Memorial to St Nazaire raiders erected in commando unit’s birthplace
Men who took part in the greatest commando raid will be honoured in the place it all started – thanks to two sailors.
A memorial plaque will be unveiled on the former headquarters of No.5 Commando whose men went on to storm German defences at St Nazaire, helped seize Madagascar from pro-Nazi French forces, and served extensively across the Indo-Pacific in the final two years of the war with Japan.
It’s the latest reminder to today’s generation of past sacrifices which has been driven by Chief Petty Officer Richard Jones.
The senior rating, who’s based at HMS Collingwood, devotes his spare time to drawing attention to forgotten tragedies in the UK – shipwrecks, rail and tube accidents – and ensuring they’re remembered, be it with a monument or memorial plaque, a book, or both.
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... birthplace
Men who took part in the greatest commando raid will be honoured in the place it all started – thanks to two sailors.
A memorial plaque will be unveiled on the former headquarters of No.5 Commando whose men went on to storm German defences at St Nazaire, helped seize Madagascar from pro-Nazi French forces, and served extensively across the Indo-Pacific in the final two years of the war with Japan.
It’s the latest reminder to today’s generation of past sacrifices which has been driven by Chief Petty Officer Richard Jones.
The senior rating, who’s based at HMS Collingwood, devotes his spare time to drawing attention to forgotten tragedies in the UK – shipwrecks, rail and tube accidents – and ensuring they’re remembered, be it with a monument or memorial plaque, a book, or both.
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... birthplace
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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Door of war restored: recently-found relic of historic WW2 naval raid unveiled in French museum
A relic from a legendary wartime commando raid discovered eight decades later now enjoys pride of place in a French museum.
Rusty, burned, slightly bent and buckled, and perforated by the German shells which struck it on March 28 1942, a door from the superstructure/central citadel of HMS Campbeltown has been partially restored and cleaned and can now be seen in an exhibition championing the deeds of those who attacked the docks at St Nazaire.
Continues https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... nch-museum
A relic from a legendary wartime commando raid discovered eight decades later now enjoys pride of place in a French museum.
Rusty, burned, slightly bent and buckled, and perforated by the German shells which struck it on March 28 1942, a door from the superstructure/central citadel of HMS Campbeltown has been partially restored and cleaned and can now be seen in an exhibition championing the deeds of those who attacked the docks at St Nazaire.
Continues https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... nch-museum
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.