Operation "Gauntlet"

Briefing: In four days time, a British convoy with a heavy escort is to depart Gibraltar bound for embattled Malta, laden with food and munitions absolutely vital for the continued survival of the island garrison. The Allied convoy will be …

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Briefing: In four days time, a British convoy with a heavy escort is to depart Gibraltar bound for embattled Malta, laden with food and munitions absolutely vital for the continued survival of the island garrison. The Allied convoy will be under intense enemy aerial and naval attack from the mome1U it leaves port, but the Admiralty is willing to accept as high as fifty percent losses to resupply Malta. However, a new report has raised grave concern for the success of the operation. RAF Intelligence sources on the continent report the departure of a truck convoy from Marseilles transporting stocks of the new German magnetic torpedo. The German convoy is bound for the airbases of Kampfgeschwader 39 west of the city. If these new torpedoes are fitted to the Heinkels of KG39, it is possible-even probable-that the entire convoy with its escort could be wiped out in the confining waters off Cape Teulada and Pantelleria. After a hasty evaluation of options, it has been found that the route of the German convoy will pass, in two days time, close to the coast through a region of hills near the town of St. D'Hyeres. It,s feasible that a finely-timed commando raid could ambush the convoy. The Prime Minister has authorized the risky venture; your Commando has been selected to carry it to conclusion

St D'Hyeres, France

The Commandos formed during the Second World War, following an order from the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in June 1940 for a force that could carry out raids against German occupied Europe. Churchill stated in a minute to General Ismay on 6 June 1940: "Enterprises must be prepared, with specially-trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror down these coasts, first of all on the "butcher and bolt" policy..." Commandos were all volunteers for special service and originally came from the British Army but volunteers would eventually come from all branches of the United Kingdom's armed forces and foreign volunteers from countries occupied by the Germans. These volunteers formed over 30 individual units and four assault brigades. The commandos would serve in all the theatres of war from the Arctic Circle, to Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific. Their operations ranged from small groups of men landing from the sea or by parachute to a brigade of assault troops spearheading the Allied invasions of Europe and Asia.

Wikipedia: British Commando operations during the Second World War

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