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The St. Nazaire Raid, or Operation Chariot, was a British raid on the well defended Normandie dock in St. Nazaire, France. It later turned out to be a success. The attack was carried out by British Commandos and the Royal Navy on March 28, 1942. The goal of the attack was to destroy the only Atlantic coast dock big enough to hold and repair the German battleship Tirpitz or any other large warships fielded by the German navy. There were four other separate attempts to sink the Tirpitz, all of which failed.

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  • The St. Nazaire Raid, or Operation Chariot, was a British raid on the well defended Normandie dock in St. Nazaire, France. It later turned out to be a success. The attack was carried out by British Commandos and the Royal Navy on March 28, 1942. The goal of the attack was to destroy the only Atlantic coast dock big enough to hold and repair the German battleship Tirpitz or any other large warships fielded by the German navy. There were four other separate attempts to sink the Tirpitz, all of which failed.
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  • 1942-03-28(xsd:date)
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  • The St. Nazaire Raid
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  • 300(xsd:integer)
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  • All objectives completed
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  • St. Nazaire, France
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  • The St. Nazaire Raid, or Operation Chariot, was a British raid on the well defended Normandie dock in St. Nazaire, France. It later turned out to be a success. The attack was carried out by British Commandos and the Royal Navy on March 28, 1942. The goal of the attack was to destroy the only Atlantic coast dock big enough to hold and repair the German battleship Tirpitz or any other large warships fielded by the German navy. There were four other separate attempts to sink the Tirpitz, all of which failed. The rather obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown and eighteen other ships left Falmouth and crossed the English Channel on the 26th of March. When they arrived at St. Nazaire on the 28th, HMS Campbeltown was rammed into the Normandie dock gates. It had also been prepacked with explosives that detonated later that day, thus rendering the dock unusable for the rest of the war. The British Commandos had to fight their way through the town. The consequences were high; only two-hundred and twenty eight men would return to Britain alive, while one-hundred and sixty-nine were killed and two-hundred and fifteen were captured. Eighty-nine decorations were given to the Commandos, including five Victoria Crosses. The raid has now earned the general title of "The Greatest Raid of All".
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