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| Operation Candytuft | |||||||
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| Part ofWorld War II | |||||||
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DuringWorld War II,Operation Candytuft was a British raid by 2ndSpecial Air Service launched on 27 October 1943.
Inserted by boat onItaly's east coast betweenAncona andPescara, the troopers were to destroy railway bridges and disrupt rear areas.[1] The raid was conducted byNo. 3 Commando and 6 Demolition Corps under the command of MajorTerence Otway. They were dropped as planned at Naine, a small village 10 miles north of the objectives. A fire fight broke out in the village due to the unexpected presence of the 153 grenadiers who were transferred from theGustav line three days earlier. In order to replenish his supplies Major Ottoway retreated south to Malconi where he and his team were surrounded by the Wehrmacht and later surrendered.
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