A British commando, killed in action during the Saint-Nazaire Raid, lies in a pool of blood. The Saint-Nazaire Raid (codenamed Operation Chariot) was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Louis Joubert Lock at Saint-Nazaire in German occupied France. The operation was undertaken by the Royal Navy and British Commandos under the auspices of Combined Operations Headquarters. Saint-Nazaire was targeted because the loss of its dry dock would force any large German…
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