What the records say
- When
- 12 Aug 1944 – 9 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 48.00° N, 7.00° E
- Description
- 1944 failed Special Air Service mission in France
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Loyton
1944 failed Special Air Service mission in France
Operation Loyton was the codename given to a Special Air Service (SAS) mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War.
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