Operation Chariot
E441034
Operation Chariot was a daring British commando raid in March 1942 that successfully crippled the vital Normandie dry dock at the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Chariot canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Chariot Context triple: [Raid on St Nazaire, alsoKnownAs, Operation Chariot]
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A.
Operation Silverplate
Operation Silverplate was the U.S. Army Air Forces program during World War II that modified B-29 bombers and trained their crews for the atomic bomb missions against Japan.
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B.
Operation Cerberus
Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
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C.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was a World War II Allied airborne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing the Primosole Bridge in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Chariot Target entity description: Operation Chariot was a daring British commando raid in March 1942 that successfully crippled the vital Normandie dry dock at the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire during World War II.
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A.
Operation Silverplate
Operation Silverplate was the U.S. Army Air Forces program during World War II that modified B-29 bombers and trained their crews for the atomic bomb missions against Japan.
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B.
Operation Cerberus
Operation Cerberus was a daring World War II German naval operation in which major warships made a high-speed, heavily defended dash from occupied France through the English Channel back to German ports.
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C.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was a World War II Allied airborne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing the Primosole Bridge in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commando raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath | Normandie dock remained out of service for the rest of World War II ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
St Nazaire Raid
ⓘ
linked to:
Raid on St Nazaire
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties |
high British casualties
ⓘ
significant German casualties ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials at Falmouth and Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
British Commandos
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 28 March 1942 ⓘ |
| decorations | multiple Victoria Crosses awarded ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most daring commando raids of World War II ⓘ |
| explosiveCharge | timed charges in HMS Campbeltown ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
HMS Campbeltown
ⓘ
No. 2 Commando ⓘ Royal Navy motor launches ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Loire-Atlantique ⓘ Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| method | ramming explosive-laden ship into dock gate ⓘ |
| notableAwardRecipient |
Able Seaman William Savage
ⓘ
Commander Robert Ryder ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman ⓘ
linked to:
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie ⓘ Sergeant Thomas Durrant ⓘ |
| objective |
deny repair facilities to German capital ships
ⓘ
destroy Normandie dry dock ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Army
ⓘ
German Navy ⓘ German coastal defences ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| plannedBy |
British Admiralty
ⓘ
linked to:
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
Combined Operations Headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
|
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
Normandie dry dock disabled ⓘ significant damage to port facilities at Saint-Nazaire ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
reduced German surface fleet threat in the Atlantic
ⓘ
removed only Atlantic coast dry dock capable of servicing battleship Tirpitz ⓘ |
| target |
Normandie dry dock
ⓘ
St Nazaire dock installations ⓘ
linked to:
Normandie dry dock
|
| theatre | Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | March 1942 ⓘ |
| usedVessel |
HMS Campbeltown
ⓘ
motor launches ⓘ motor torpedo boats ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Chariot Description of subject: Operation Chariot was a daring British commando raid in March 1942 that successfully crippled the vital Normandie dry dock at the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire during World War II.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Commander Robert Ryder
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Newman
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie
subject linked to:
Able Seaman William Savage
subject linked to:
Sergeant Thomas Durrant