PENDENNIS CASTLE. The St Nazaire Raid was a major World War II assault launched from Falmouth in 1942. The raid set out to destroy the only French harbour that could take Tirpitz battleships.

Building on the success of various Commando Raids during 1941 Headquarters Combined Operations moved up the scale of size and complexity by electing to attack and deny the only dry dock that could ...

Chennault’s Pappy is just another Boeing Fortress in Britain. Last week, returning from a raid on St.-Nazaire, Chennault’s Pappy met a prodding, determined attack by a flight of Focke-Wulf 1903.

Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of what’s been called ‘the original Mission Impossible’ – the audacious Commando raid on the German occupied dry dock at St. Nazaire in France on March 28th ...