Operation Colossus

When

10 Feb 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

40.90° N, 15.43° E

Description

WW2 British military airborne operation

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

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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