Operation Millet
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title:
Operation Millet
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Operation Millet was a British naval operation in World War II, the objective being the execution naval bombardment and aerial strikes on Japanese positions in the Nicobar Islands, on 17–20 October 1944, in order to distract Japanese forces from an American invasion of the Philippine province of Leyte. Ships involved included Aircraft carriers HMS Victorious and HMS Indomitable; battlecruiser HMS Renown; and light cruiser HMS Phoebe. Only negligible opposition was encountered until the morning o
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1944 British naval operation in the Indian Ocean
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Millet
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2024-02-18T17:16:32Z
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