Operation Anglo
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operation-anglo-174-11665714
title:
Operation Anglo
text:
Operation Anglo was a British Commando raid on the island of Rhodes during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by eight men of the Special Boat Section (SBS) assisted by four Greeks. In September 1942 their mission was to attack two airfields on the island of Rhodes. The German and Italian bombers based there were being used to attack Royal Navy convoys. After their attack, the raiding force were to return to their landing beach to be picked up by submarine. Only two surviving SBS men
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anglo
date created:
2010-06-11T08:20:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T22:52:13Z
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