Building on the success of various Commando Raids during 1941 Headquarters Combined Operations moved up the scale of size and complexity by electing to attack and deny the only dry dock that could ...

Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of what’s been called ‘the original Mission Impossible’ – the audacious Commando raid on the German occupied dry dock at St. Nazaire in France on March 28th ...

Outcome: HMS 'Campbeltown' exploded, dry dock at St Nazaire disabled, 169 British men lost, 150-300 Germans killed. The British raid of St Nazaire proved to be a feat of planning. This preemptive ...