What the records say
- When
- 12 Dec 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 44.84° N, 0.58° W
- Description
- 1942 British raid in Bordeaux, France during WWII
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Frankton
1942 British raid in Bordeaux, France during World War II
Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations, inserted by the submarine HMS Tuna captained by Lieutenant-Commander Dick Raikes who, earlier, had been awarded the DSO for operations whi…
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