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Operation Abercrombie

Index Operation Abercrombie

During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was an Anglo-Canadian reconnaissance raid on the area around the French coastal village of Hardelot, located south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais. [1]

25 relations: Bren light machine gun, Canada, Combined Operations Headquarters, Dieppe, Dieppe Raid, Dover, E-boat, HMS Prince Albert, Landing craft, Landing Craft Assault, Lepe, Hampshire, Motor Gun Boat, Neufchâtel-Hardelot, New Forest, No. 4 Commando, North West Europe Campaign, Royal Engineers, Royal Navy, Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Southampton, Stroud, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment, Troop, World War II, 1st Canadian Division.

Bren light machine gun

The Bren gun, usually called simply the Bren, are a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Combined Operations Headquarters

Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces.

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Dieppe

Dieppe is a coastal community in the Arrondissement of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.

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Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe Raid was an Allied assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France on 19 August 1942, during the Second World War.

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Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England.

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E-boat

E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat") of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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HMS Prince Albert

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Prince Albert or HMS Prins Albert, after Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.

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Landing craft

Landing craft are small and medium seagoing vessels such as boats, and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault.

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Landing Craft Assault

Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II.

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Lepe, Hampshire

Lepe is a small settlement on the Solent in the English county of Hampshire.

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Motor Gun Boat

Motor Gun Boat (MGB) was a Royal Navy term for a small military vessel of the Second World War.

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Neufchâtel-Hardelot

Neufchâtel-Hardelot is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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New Forest

The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily populated south-east of England.

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No. 4 Commando

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North West Europe Campaign

The North West Europe campaign was the term used by the British Commonwealth armed forces for the campaigns in North West Europe, including its skies and adjoining waters during World War II.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat

Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat, (9 July 1911 in Beaufort Castle, Inverness, Scotland – 16 March 1995 in Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland) was the 25th Chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat and a prominent British Commando during the Second World War.

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Southampton

Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.

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Stroud

Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Gloucestershire, England.

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The Royal New Brunswick Regiment

The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR) is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in New Brunswick.

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Troop

A troop is a military sub-subunit, originally a small formation of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1st Canadian Division

The 1st Canadian Division is an operational command and control formation of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, based at CFB Kingston.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Abercrombie

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