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Saint-Nazaire: People from Saint-Nazaire, St Nazaire Raid, RMS Lancastria, Louis Joubert Lock, Rene-Yves Creston, Chantiers de L'Atlantique

Saint-Nazaire: People from Saint-Nazaire, St Nazaire Raid, RMS Lancastria, Louis Joubert Lock, Rene-Yves Creston, Chantiers de L'Atlantique


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: People from Saint-Nazaire, St Nazaire Raid, RMS Lancastria, Louis Joubert Lock, Rene-Yves Creston, Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Yann Goulet, Lydie Denier, Gare de Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Nazaire submarine base, University of Nantes, Tony Heurtebis, Daniel Eon, Roger Leveque, Saint-Nazaire Bridge, Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Colonel Moutarde. Excerpt: The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War. The operation was undertaken by the Royal Navy and British Commandos under the auspices of Combined Operations Headquarters on 28 March 1942. St Nazaire was targeted because the loss of its dry dock would force any large German warship in need of repairs, such as the Tirpitz, to return to home waters rather than having a safe haven available on the Atlantic coast. The obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown, accompanied by 18 smaller craft, crossed the English Channel to the Atlantic coast of France and was rammed into the Normandie dock gates. The ship had been packed with delayed-action explosives that detonated later that day, putting the dock out of service for the remainder of the war. At the same time a force of commandos landed to destroy machinery and other structures. Heavy German gunfire sank or immobilised all the small craft intended to transport the commandos back to England; the commandos had to fight their way out through the town to try to escape overland. They were forced to surrender when their ammunition was expended and they were surrounded. After the raid only 228 men returned to Britain; 169 were killed and 215 became prisoners of war. German casualties were over 360 dead, mostly killed after the raid when Campbeltown exploded. To recognise their bravery, 89 ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781153615921
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 26
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1153615924
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jul 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: People from Saint-Nazaire, St Nazaire Raid, RMS Lancastria, Louis Joubert Lock, Rene-Yves Creston, Chantiers de L'Atlantique
  • Width: 189 mm


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