What the records say
- When
- 10 Nov 1941 – 18 Nov 1941
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 32.93° N, 21.74° E
- Description
- British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
Operation Flipper
WW2 British commando raid (Nov 1941), in North Africa
Operation Flipper was a British commando raid during the Second World War, mainly by men from No. 11 (Scottish) Commando. The operation included an attack on the headquarters of Erwin Rommel, the commander of Panzergruppe Afrika in North Africa. It was timed for the night of 17/18 November 1941, just before the start of Operation Crusader.
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