The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second …

2016年6月14日 · On 28 March 1942, British forces launched one of the most daring operations of the Second World War. Now known as “The Greatest Raid of All”, Operation Chariot was an …

Of the 611 Royal Navy and Commandos taking part in the raid, a staggering 169 raiders perished and 265 were captured. Mission participants garnered 89 medals and more Victoria Crosses …

On 26th March 1942, a force consisting of HMS Campbeltown (a converted former US destroyer) and eighteen small launches of coastal forces, twelve of them carrying commandos, set sail …

The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second …

2017年3月28日 · The raid on Saint-Nazaire of the 28th March 1942, which has since been written into the annals of naval history as The Greatest Raid, remains the pinnacle of those earlier …

2020年10月22日 · During World War II, there were many ingenious and courageous raids, but only one would come to be known as “The Greatest Raid of All” – the British raid on St. …

Operation Chariot was the Raid on St Nazaire, France March 1942 which put the Normandie Dock out of action. It denied Germany use of the largest dry dock in the eastern Atlantic for the rest …

In A Bold Strategy: The British Raid on St. Nazaire, we covered the planning and naval operation that defied odds and landed elite British commandos in and around the port of St. Nazaire in …

2024年2月23日 · Learn how a single raid shaped the Atlantic war effort, denying Germany a strategic advantage and altering the course of WWII. In 1941, as the threat of German …