Operation Jericho

Quando

18 de fev. de 1944

Tipo

Operação militar

Mortes

105

Coordenadas

49.91° N, 2.32° E

Description

1944 operation against Amiens prison in World War II

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WWII bombing to save French Resistance fighters

Operation Jericho took place on 18 February 1944 during the Second World War. Allied aircraft bombed Amiens Prison in German-occupied France at very low altitude to blow holes in the prison walls, kill German guards and use shock waves to spring open cell doors. The French Resistance was waiting on the outside to rescue prisoners and spirit them away.

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