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Commando raids were made by the Western Allies during much of the Second World War against the Atlantic Wall.The raids were conducted by the armed forces of Britain, the Commonwealth and a small number of men from the occupied territories serving with No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando during the Second World War.
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. B. ... Pages in category "World War II raids" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 ...
Raid on San Ygnacio; Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) Raid on Santorini; Raid on Saratoga; Raid on Scone; Operation Seiljag; Raid on Short Hills; Siege of Nicaea (727) 2018 Siirt raid; Raid on Souda Bay; 2017 South Surma Upazila bombings; Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts; Soviet raid on Stołpce; Raids inside the Soviet Union ...
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
Air raids on Hong Kong during WWII; Aircraft carrier operations during World War II; List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz; List of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II; List of strategic bombing over the United Kingdom in World War II; List of amphibious assault ...
A military raid is a mission where the main objective is to demoralize, destroy valuable enemy installations, free prisoners, gather intelligence, or capture or kill specific personnel. This contrasts to regular military operations where the end goal is to capture territory and advance.
Operation Roll-Up (1949) — Refurbishment and redeployment of World War II equipment. Blue Hearts (1950) — UN amphibious landings at Pohang. Courageous (1951) — Movement of UN infantry units up the Imjin River. Tomahawk (1951) — Deployment of airmobile forces in the Battle of the Imjin River. Commando (1951) — Attack to the Jamestown Line.
22/23 November: The largest force sent to bomb Berlin to date (764 aircraft) conducted the most effective World War II raid on Berlin 2 December: 100 Ju-88s bombed the port of Bari, sinking 28 ships including the American cargo ship SS John Harvey which was secretly carrying mustard gas. There were 83 military casualties from the poison.