Operation Colossus

متى

10 فبراير 1941

النوع

عملية عسكرية

إحداثيات

40.90° N, 15.43° E

Description

WW2 British military airborne operation

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WWII British military airborne operation

Operation Colossus was the codename given to the first airborne operation undertaken by the British military, which occurred on 10 February 1941 during World War II. The British airborne establishment was formed in June 1940 by the order of the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in response to the successful airborne operations conducted by the German military during the Battle of France.

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