What the records say
- When
- 27 Mar 1945 – 23 Apr 1945
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 44.62° N, 10.60° E
- Description
- British military operation in Italy (1945)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Tombola
British military operation in Italy (1945)
During the Second World War, Operation Tombola was a major raid conducted by the 2 Special Air Service, under the command of SAS Major Roy Farran, and Special Operations Executive's Captain Michael Lees. The operation was launched prematurely against orders from the Allied 15th Army Group.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “операция «Томбола» сил специального назначения британской армии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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