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Title
The Bruneval Raid
Description
At Bruneval, north of Le Havre, the Germans had installed an example of the Wurzburg radar system for air defense. British paratroops were briefed to drop into France, steal as much of the equipment as possible and bring it back …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1942-02-28
Scenario#
W87
Scenario Description
At Bruneval, north of Le Havre, the Germans had installed an example of the Wurzburg radar system for air defense. British paratroops were briefed to drop into France, steal as much of the equipment as possible and bring it back to England. Flight Sergeant C.W.H. Cox, a R.A.F. radar expert, was detailed to accompany the mission.
Location
Bruneval, France
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid on a German coastal radar installation at Bruneval in northern France during the Second World War, on the night of 27–28 February 1942.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Operation Biting
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Combatants
German
British
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