Allied Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bruneval_Raid
gptkbp:casualties unknown (German)
2 killed (Allied)
5 captured (Allied)
6 wounded (Allied)
gptkbp:commander Major John D. Frost
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:British_Commandos
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:date 27–28 February 1942
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Frankton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allied Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid)
gptkbp:influenced future commando operations
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:No._2_Commando
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bruneval,_France
gptkbp:notableFor use of paratroopers and seaborne extraction
gptkbp:notableParticipant Flight Sergeant Charles Cox
gptkbp:objective capture German Würzburg radar components
gptkbp:plannedBy gptkb:Combined_Operations_Headquarters
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Chariot
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance enabled study of German radar technology
gptkbp:type airborne operation
amphibious raid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Würzburg_radar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7