Operation Tarbrush

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Operation Tarbrush was the code name for a series of Allied command overoperations in 1944 during World War II . These were carried out by (inter-allied) Command No. 10 on the northern French coast. The aim of these command operations was to explore possible landing beaches and their defenses (mines, traps, etc.)

one-man business

Alias date Unit target
Tarbrush 3 16./17. May 1944 Bray Dunes
Tarbrush 5 15./16. May 1944 Dunkirk
Tarbrush 8 15./16. May 1944 Quend
Tarbrush 10 17./18. May 1944 Onival

literature

  • Anderson, Duncan (2000). The Fall of the Reich: D-Day to the Fall of Berlin. Zenith Press. ISBN 0760309221 .
  • van der Bijl, Nick (2006). No. 10 Inter-Allied Commando 1942–45. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-999-1 .