Saint-Nazaire (French: [sɛ̃ nazɛːʁ] ; Breton: Sant-Nazer/Señ Neñseir; Gallo: Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department...
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The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France...
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David Yates (redirect from St. Nazaire (film))
Warner Bros. as a director and producer. David was born on 8 October 1963 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. His parents died when he was young. Raised in...
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British force are heading to the vital submarine pens at German-held St. Nazaire. They approach the port aboard HMS Campbeltown. However, the ship begins...
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HMS Campbeltown (I42) (section The St Nazaire Raid)
became one of the most famous of these ships when she was used in the St Nazaire Raid in 1942. USS Buchanan was a Wickes-class destroyer, ordered from...
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Operation Aerial (section St Nazaire and Nantes)
troops, civilians and equipment from Atlantic ports, particularly from St Nazaire and Nantes. On 17 June, the Luftwaffe evaded RAF fighter patrols and attacked...
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Submarine pen (section St-Nazaire)
ports of France in Bordeaux, Brest, La Rochelle/La Pallice, Lorient, and St. Nazaire. Almost 4.4 million cubic metres of concrete were used. These Atlantic...
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No. 2 Commando (section St Nazaire raid)
the leading commando unit in the St Nazaire Raid and suffered heavy casualties. Those who made it back from St Nazaire rejoined the few who had not gone...
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Micky Burn (section St. Nazaire Raid)
number 6 Troop, No. 2 Commando, he took part in Operation Chariot, the St. Nazaire Raid, his own 6 Troop contributing 29 men to the overall total of 264...
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base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied Saint-Nazaire, France. Before...
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