Operation Postmaster
Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish island of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, during the Second World War. The mission was carried out by the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in January 1942. Their objective was to board the Italian and German ships in the harbour and sail them to Lagos. The SSRF under the command of Major Gus March-Phillipps left Britain in August 1941 and sailed the Brixham trawler, Maid Honor, to the Spanish colony.
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Operation Postmaster
Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish island of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, during the Second World War. The mission was carried out by the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in January 1942. Their objective was to board the Italian and German ships in the harbour and sail them to Lagos. The SSRF under the command of Major Gus March-Phillipps left Britain in August 1941 and sailed the Brixham trawler, Maid Honor, to the Spanish colony.
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Die Operation Postmaster war e ...... oote an der Küste Westafrikas.
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L'opération Postmaster (offici ...... alité officielle de l'Espagne.
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La Operación Postmaster (ofici ...... utralidad por parte de España.
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La operazione Postmaster (in i ...... te la seconda guerra mondiale.
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Operatie Postmaster was een Br ...... ht de politieke consequenties.
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Operation Postmaster was a Bri ...... er the political consequences.
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1942-01-14
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British victory
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Bibundi ship's crew unknown
Duchessa d'Aosta ship's crew 46
Likomba ship's crew unknown
Small Scale Raiding Force11 men
Special Operations Executive4 men
local volunteers 17 men
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Die Operation Postmaster war e ...... oote an der Küste Westafrikas.
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L'opération Postmaster (offici ...... alité officielle de l'Espagne.
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La operazione Postmaster (in i ...... te la seconda guerra mondiale.
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Operatie Postmaster was een Br ...... onour naar de Spaanse kolonie.
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Operation Postmaster was a Bri ...... Honor, to the Spanish colony.
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