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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operations
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased Allied morale
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gptkbp:air_support
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:armament
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explosive charges
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gptkbp:casualties
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high
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Durnford-Slater
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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in military history
memorials in France
memorials in the UK
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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March 28, 1942
28 March 1942
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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films and documentaries
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gptkbp:future_plans
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several months
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first successful raid on a heavily defended port
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Chariot
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gptkbp:inspired
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subsequent raids on German ports
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gptkbp:intelligence
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gathered by SOE
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gptkbp:involved
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over 600 commandos
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:No._2_Commando
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gptkbp:involved_sabotage
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of German naval facilities
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:Special_Boat_Service
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Marine_Commandos
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:British_Commandos
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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military studies
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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high casualty rate
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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gptkb:historical_accounts
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gptkbp:is_led_by
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gptkb:Captain_John_S._Woodfill
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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gptkb:St._Nazaire
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gptkbp:key_event
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the Battle of the Atlantic
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gptkbp:landing_distance
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on the French coast
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future raids
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Saint-Nazaire
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gptkbp:mood
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gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:notable_event
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military history.
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Campbeltown
Royal Navy vessels
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gptkbp:notable_technique
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Operation Chariot was disguised as a raid on a different target.
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gptkbp:objective
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destroy the dry dock at St. Nazaire
destroy the dry dock at Saint-Nazaire
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:proposed_by
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gptkb:Combined_Operations_Headquarters
early 1942
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gptkbp:related_aircraft
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gptkb:RAF_aircraft
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gptkbp:responds_to
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reinforced defenses
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gptkbp:result
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successful
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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significant damage to the dock
the capture of commandos
the sinking of HMS Campbeltown
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gptkbp:targets
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U-boat pens
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gptkbp:type
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commando raid
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gptkbp:was_a_diversion_for
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gptkb:Operation_Jubilee
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gptkbp:was_a_joint_operation_of
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British and Canadian forces
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gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to
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gptkb:D-Day_landings
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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German U-boat threat
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gptkbp:was_a_success
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in terms of strategic impact
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gptkbp:was_a_tactical_innovation_in
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:was_executed_by
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gptkb:artillery
gptkb:No._2_Commando
gptkb:No._3_Commando
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:No._12_Commando
gptkb:No._4_Commando
gptkb:No._6_Commando
the night
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gptkbp:was_followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Chariot_II
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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Allied strategy
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gptkbp:was_supported_by
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gptkb:naval_bombardment
air support
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:SAS
gptkb:Admiral_Karl_Dönitz
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Max_Horton
gptkb:The_Channel_Dash
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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