Operation Dingson
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title:
Operation Dingson
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Operation Dingson was an operation in the Second World War, conducted by 178 Free French paratroops of the 4th Special Air Service (SAS), commanded by Colonel Pierre-Louis Bourgoin, who jumped into German occupied France near Vannes, Morbihan, Southern Brittany, in Plumelec, on the night of 5 June 1944 with Captain Pierre Marienne and 17 men, then advanced to Saint-Marcel. At this time there were approximately 100,000 German troops, and artillery, preparing to move to the Normandy landing areas.
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SAS operation during WW2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dingson
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2023-08-30T22:52:35Z
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