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Due to the disproportional affect that a raid can have on an enemy, relative to the attacker's strength and the duration of the attack, raids are a favored tactic in irregular warfare. This article contains a list of military raids , not including air raids , sorted by the date at which they started:
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.
31 March/1 April: A bombing raid on Emden is the first use of the 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) HC "cookie" blockbuster bomb. 15 April: The Belfast Blitz kills 1000, the greatest loss of British lives outside London from a night raid. 10 May: The longest blitz air raid on london killing 2324 people and 11,000 houses.
This list may not reflect recent changes. Raid (military) * List of raids; 0–9. 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon; 2004 Beit Hanoun raid; 2015 Niger raid; 2024 Masyaf ...
Pages in category "World War II raids" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Raid on Alexandria ...
Bombing of Essen in World War II, on 8 March 1942 was the first carpet bombing raid by RAF, with the first electronic navigation of the RAF, with 211 aircraft, and the Gee radio navigation system; on 5 March 1943, there was a huge raid, with 160 acres destroyed in a firestorm; this was the first raid of the 'Battle of the Ruhr', with 442 ...
Counterinsurgency: Soldiers initiated 12 raids that resulted in the capture of 12 individuals and a number of various weapons. Was conducted by the US Army's 1st Infantry Division, 1st Brigade. The operation consisted of twelve raids to capture or eliminate individuals responsible for attacking coalition forces.
Pakistan's Border Action Team conducted a raid on an Indian army listening post in the Uri sector of the Baramulla district. Around four Indian soldiers were killed. [10] Pakistani post near Bhimber Gali in Poonch attacked. 18 September 2003 Indian soldiers attacked Pakistani post. A JCO and three soldiers were killed in the attack. One soldier ...