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06-18-2009, 02:31 PM
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| Raids.... Which would you say were the most daring Commando/Special Forces raids in WWII, both Axis and Allied?
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06-18-2009, 02:38 PM
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| Axis: Mussolini rescue Allied: St Nazaire Raid Honorable mention: assassination of Yamoto "COCKLESHELL HEROES" |
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06-18-2009, 06:37 PM
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  | Axis: I have to agree with the Mussolini rescue. Allied: Raid at Cabanatuan
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06-18-2009, 07:00 PM
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06-19-2009, 12:55 AM
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| How about "Carlson's Raiders" and their well known 31 day patrol (4Nov--4Dec 1942) behind enemy lines on Guadalcanal, usually referred to as "The Long Patrol." Thought to be the longest WWII patrol of its kind, it resulted in 488 enemy killed, and 16 killed and 18 wounded for the 2d Raider Battalion. THAT, must have been some patrol! Marine Raiders on Bougainville, New Guinea, January 1944.
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06-19-2009, 06:10 AM
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| I'll add "Operation Jaywick" conducted by Z special Unit into the mix for the Allied side. Operation Jaywick - 60th Anniversary
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06-19-2009, 04:46 PM
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| how about the fast boat guys off italian greek islands? |
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06-19-2009, 04:54 PM
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06-22-2009, 08:01 AM
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| I'll go with Viking and several others on this one: for sheer ballsiness, Axis get the Mussolini rescue and Allies get the Cabanatuan liberation. Not to steal thunder from any of the other raids that happened during the war, but these two stand out in my mind.
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06-23-2009, 05:04 PM
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| The Telemark raids on the Norwegian Heavy water plant. If you ever get the chance to see the 1948 Norwegian film Kampen om tungtvannet watch it its a brilliant film starring several of the real raiders. Much much better than the Hollywood version made years later. Norwegian heavy water sabotage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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06-23-2009, 07:44 PM
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| For the axis I'd say the mussolini rescue, German commandos at their finest. For the allies, there are a few, but I'm going to go off the beaten path and suggest the raid on Makin Atoll. Makin Island raid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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06-23-2009, 07:45 PM
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I agree completely. Might also include the activities of the LRDGs in the desert, 1940-43. Another great effort, though not exactly a "special operation" was the activities of the coastwatchers in the Solomons, in particular Martin Clements. On the Axis side i would nominate the activities of the 10th Flotilla....the special group that launched the "Maille" (Human Torpedoes, or SLCs ) operations, the most successful of which incapacited two British Batteships in Alexandria harbour http://www.transparent.com/italian/m...%80%93-part-2/
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06-24-2009, 01:32 PM
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06-24-2009, 01:50 PM
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| Bruneval. St Nazaire how are these raids overlooked? |
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06-29-2009, 07:09 AM
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| St Nazaire is a very dashing and daring raid and takes the cake for me. The difference between success and failure in these operations is such a fine line. The bravery of the men involved is really quite amazing.
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