Operation Basalt
British raid on channel islands in WW2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with 2018 Southern Syria offensive, also code-named Operation Basalt.
For other uses, see Basalt (disambiguation).
49.430°N 2.365°W / 49.430; -2.365
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Sark Occupation and Heritage Museum | |||||||
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United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
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None | three killed, one captured |
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Operation Basalt was a small British raid conducted during World War II on Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.[1]
The objective of the raid was of offensive reconnaissance and capturing prisoners.[2]