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Operation Collar (commando raid)
1940 British raid on Pas-de-Calais department during the German invasion of France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Collar was the codeword for the first commando raid conducted by the British forces during the Second World War. The location selected for the raid was the Pas-de-Calais department on the French coast. The British Commandos had not long been formed and were not yet trained and the operation was given to No. 11 Independent Company under the command of Major Ronnie Tod.
Operation Collar | |||||||
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Part of Second World War, the North West Europe Campaign | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Major Ronnie Tod | Unknown | ||||||
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115 officers and other ranks | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
One wounded | Two dead |
The raid's objective was the reconnaissance of four locations and the capture of prisoners. Over the night of 24/25 June 1940, 115 men of No. 11 Independent Company carried out the operation but they failed to gather any intelligence or damage German equipment; their only success was in killing two German sentries.[1]