Can anybody give me information on the raids on the docks at (I think) St Naziare by British commandos. I think that they rammed the dry dock gates with an old warship. What happened? Who was involved? Weapons used? Thanx.
HMS Campbeltown, wonderful tale but quite a biggie, look up "raid on St Nazaire" on the web and you'll find reams of info and many quite good books. I think it was one of the occassions when the Naval VC (beattie?) went to the man selected by his comrades...honour upon honour eh? Try http://www.stnazairesociety.org/ for the full well documented story..
Thanks Von Poop. What does everybody think about this raid? I didn't know so many VCs were won on one raid.^_^
Thanks Von Poop. What does everybody think about this raid? I didn't know so many VCs were won on one raid.^_^ It was an astonishing feat of arms, and it did result in a lot of hardware for the raiders...most of them did not make it back to England...they were either dead or POWs. Zeebrugge had more VCs, with less clear-cut results. Great web page, by the way.
Zeebrugge had more VCs, with less clear-cut results. I haven't heard of Zeebrugge. Was that another commando raid?
I haven't heard of Zeebrugge. Was that another commando raid? St George's Day ,23rd April 1918. Google Zeebrugge Raid and spend several hours of enthralment.
I haven't heard of Zeebrugge. Was that another commando raid? I was going to answer with the date, but I got pipped at the post. Such is life! Different war. The guiding brain behind Zeebrugge was Sir Roger Keyes, who was the first boss of the Commandos the second time around.
