Operation Colossus
Operation Colossus was the codename given to the first airborne operation undertaken by the British military, which occurred on 10 February 1941 during World War II. The British airborne establishment was formed in June 1940 by the order of the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in response to the successful airborne operations conducted by the German military during the Battle of France. Training began immediately but a shortage of proper equipment and training facilities, as well as bureaucratic difficulties, meant that only a small number of volunteers could immediately be trained as parachute troops. The first airborne unit to be formed was actually a re-trained Commando unit, No. 2 Commando, which was subsequently renamed as No. 11 Special Air Service Battalion and numbered ap
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Operation Colossus
Operation Colossus was the codename given to the first airborne operation undertaken by the British military, which occurred on 10 February 1941 during World War II. The British airborne establishment was formed in June 1940 by the order of the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in response to the successful airborne operations conducted by the German military during the Battle of France. Training began immediately but a shortage of proper equipment and training facilities, as well as bureaucratic difficulties, meant that only a small number of volunteers could immediately be trained as parachute troops. The first airborne unit to be formed was actually a re-trained Commando unit, No. 2 Commando, which was subsequently renamed as No. 11 Special Air Service Battalion and numbered ap
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Operacja Colossus – kryptonim ...... peracji powietrznodesantowych.
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Operasi Colossus adalah nama k ...... digunakan oleh militer Italia.
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Operation Colossus was the cod ...... of later airborne operations.
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Operazione Colossus è il nome ...... e avrebbe intaccato il morale.
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Η Επιχείρηση Κολοσσός (αγγλικά ...... ίβεια σε τέτοιες επιχειρήσεις.
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1 killed in action, 1 wounded, 35 prisoners of war
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1941-02-10
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Men from No.2 Commando who participated in Operation Colossus
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Major T. Pritchard
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Operation Colossus
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1941-02-10
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Operacja Colossus – kryptonim ...... mandosów, , przemianowana na N
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Operasi Colossus adalah nama k ...... digunakan oleh militer Italia.
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Operation Colossus was the cod ...... vice Battalion and numbered ap
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Operazione Colossus è il nome ...... rante la battaglia di Francia.
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Η Επιχείρηση Κολοσσός (αγγλικά ...... νη μονάδα που δημιουργήθηκε ήτ
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Operacja Colossus
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Operasi Colossus
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Operation Colossus
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Operazione Colossus
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Επιχείρηση Κολοσσός
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Operation Colossus
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