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I am using the talk page as a holding page while I gather details of the below raids once an article is created the section will be deleted. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 16

15, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Operation Carey Norway April 1943 No. 12 Commando --Jim Sweeney (talk) 09:59, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Balkis Commando raid at Pianoso 3/44 [1] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Cator Commando raid on pipeline to support Army advance 12/40 [2]--Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:37, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Appropriately enough, the code name for these operations was 'Fire Eater'. Throughout the spring and summer months of 1943 the various units of Raiding Forces, Middle East operated over a wide area which extended beyond the Aegean Operation Fire Eater Series of Commando raids in Aegean 6/44 [3] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation “Gradient”, a troop raid on the Northern Adriatic islands of Lussin and Cherso, was the next to be planned. After many changes in the target, 5 troop carried out the operation successfully on 9th Aug. Operation Gradient 9 Commando operation at Lusino, Adriatic 8/44 [4] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Screwdriver Commando operations in Burma 5/44 [5] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:01, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Tenement Commando raids at Symi and Gulf of Doris 7/44 [6] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:06, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pound Y Allied 1943 09 03/04 NW Europe Raid by 12 Cdo and 29 Rangers on Ushant.

Commando raid in Seine estuary 9/41 [7] --Jim Sweeney (talk) 13:32, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Savannah (March 1941) was a Free French operation from S.O.E..

Dingson (6 June 1944), Samwest (6 June 1944), Cooney (8 June 1944) were Free French operations from S.A.S. Marc —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.234.218.194 (talk) 10:31, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]