| 词条 | Operation Chess |
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Operation Chess was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out by 17 men of No. 12 Commando commanded by a Second Lieutenant Pinckney over the night of 27/28 July 1941. The target for the raid was Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. The raiding party were towed across the English Channel in two Landing Craft by a Motor Launch. Which cast them off two miles from the Slack River near Ambleteuse. They remained ashore for one hour, no prisoners were taken.[1] Cdr. Sir Geoffrey Congreve Bt DSO died of his wounds received during the raid.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|accessdate=9 June 2010|publisher=Naval History|title=Naval codewords: Pas-de-Calais|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-CodeNamesAlpha.htm}} {{British Commando raids of the Second World War}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chess, Operation of 1941}}2. ^The Times:In memoriam - War, Saturday 27 July 2013 5 : Conflicts in 1941|World War II British Commando raids|Battles and conflicts without fatalities|1941 in France|Amphibious operations of World War II |
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