Operation Loyton
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operation-loyton-179-10194836
title:
Operation Loyton
text:
Operation Loyton was the codename given to a Special Air Service (SAS) mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War. The mission, between 12 August and 9 October 1944, had the misfortune to be parachuted into the Vosges Mountains, at a time when the German Army was reinforcing the area, against General George Patton's Third Army. As a result, the Germans quickly became aware of their presence and conducted operations to destroy the SAS team. With their supplies running
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1944 failed Special Air Service mission in France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Loyton
date created:
2004-01-07T02:30:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:07:46Z
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