What, if any, lessons can be learned from the allied raid on st nazaire in march 1942. D i wanted to ask where can i buy a version which includes this bonus mission, since i dont want to miss it im thinking of just buying a key from a keystore. Nov 09, 2015 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 take a german battleship for repairs, the normandie dock at st nazaire on frances atlantic coast. Fixed infinite loop when advancing vp indicator with left arrow key. Captain stanley day, adjutant of no 2 commando, was awarded the military cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during operation chariot, the raid on st. This solitaire wargame simulates the march 28, 1942, british raid on the nazioccupied french port of st. The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a successful british. Transported on board hms campbeltown which, packed with hidden explosives, rammed the dock gates, and a fleet of 18 smaller vessels, the commandos stormed ashore and succeeded in. Saint nazaire progressively replaced nantes as the main haven on the loire estuary.
Nazaire glen towler says i find this event very interesting the best bit was that the germans thought the raid was a failure when the ship didnt explode straight away and we stood on the ship when the explosives went off must have been quiet a sight for the commandos as they were lead away to prison camps. This makes the st nazaire raid possibly the most decorated operation for its size since rorkes drift. A combined operations raid on the dry dock at st nazaire led by no. Warfare featured articles the raid on saint nazaire. Extract the old entrance hms campbeltown commando list.
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 take a german battleship for repairs, the normandie dock at st nazaire on frances atlantic coast. It was a feat of cunning and daring that helped to shape the war at sea. Start reading operation chariot on your kindle in under a minute. However the port was miles up a well defended estuary.
With jeremy clarkson, corran purdon, bob wright, james dunning. Jeremy clarkson called it the greatest raid of all. A new release on dvd from battlefield history tv and pen and sword digital, the saint nazaire raid is the most complete analysis of the epic saint nazaire raid available. The town was one of the most damaged in france during world war ii. Il avait consiste, pour 611 marins et commandos britanniques, a bord d. The british raid of st nazaire proved to be a feat of planning. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of one of the most daring operations of world war ii the commando raid on the german occupied dry dock at st. At the time of the raid, several german propaganda kompanie teams were still in town, having come to saint nazaire to cover admiral donitzs visit to the uflotillas based there. A biography of the naval commander at the st nazairre raid, who after a prewar career dominated by sailing ships he sailed home from china in a yacht built for the task and was the naval commander on the british graham land expedition, he had a fairly distinguished wartime career, which included the raid on st. Magnifique bike and run organise par raid evasion saint nazaire. Johanna freulon, failler mathieu, victor bystry and 30 others like this. The attack, known as the st nazaire raid, successfully destroyed the adjacent drydock by ramming an explosivefilled destroyer into it, but the uboat pens were not targeted. At the request of a module user, i have made the following tweaks. Nazaire raid, and earlier ones, but this is one of the best and easiest to read, because of its excellent writing and maps.
Click the st nazaire link or the brochure cover below to download the trip literature. First you must land your units, then they must try to blow up given objectives, at the same time building up a. On the loire estuary, saint nazaire makes no apologies for not being the prettiest city in france. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Find great deals on ebay for raid on st nazaire and raid on st nazaire game.
The raid on st nazaire elite forces operations series cooksey, jon on. For the british forces there are 2 distinct phases in the game. The shipbuilding industry took off in the 1800s and aviation followed a. As a major submarine base for the germans, saint nazaire was subject to a british raid in 1942 and it was heavily bombed by the allies until 1945. In the first part of the game, the player moves the british boats and destroyer hms campbeltown camouflaged as a german ship to their landing areas, while determining the results of the many shots from the harbor defense guns. The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a british amphibious attack on the heavily defended normandie dry dock at st nazaire in germanoccupied france during the second world war. Steam workshop raid on st nazaire solitaire wargame. Shot on location with the help of extensive veteran testimony, leading experts on commando operations and combat experienced soldiers, the lid is lifted on the complex antimony of the raid and the team marvel at the heroism. They were therefore perfectly placed to record the aftermath of the raid, as seen in this german newsreel extract. Nazaire, march 269, 1942 the victoria cross all material contained in this site is subject to and must not be reproduced in any format without the consent of the relevant holder. The book is wellsupported by the usual excellent ballantine photographs my favorite are the two of the port after the raid. The other bonus stuff is only for multiplayer and im not interested in multiplayer, since i only play survarium online. A motor launch boat still smoldering in the loire estuary after the saint nazaire raid.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Newmans hq party on board mgb 314 and was taken prisoner after the raid. The whole film gets under the skin of the raid in a manner and depth that others have tried. Added gun 222a to initial deployment and pieces window. St nazaire was targeted because the loss of its dry dock would force. Nazaire the old lendlease 1919built american destroyer, uss buchanan, renamed hms campbeltown was converted for the raid and given the approximate appearance of a german moweclass escort vessel in the hope that this would cause the german defenders to hesitate. The saint nazaire dock was the target of operation chariot, a british commando raid in 1942. Hms campbeltown exploded, dry dock at st nazaire disabled, 169 british men lost, 150300 germans killed. Because this is a place where things get done, and it attracts people on exactly those terms. In early 1942, shipping losses in the atlantic threatened britains. The st nazaire raid or operation chariot was a british amphibious attack on the heavily defended normandie dry dock at st nazaire in germanoccupied. St nazaire 1942 is an excellent narrative summary of the famous british commando raid in march 1942.
The operation was undertaken by the royal navy and british commandos under the auspices of combined operations headquarters on 28 march 1942. The attack on st nazaire, john murray, london, 1947. Nazaire is a solitaire board game simulation of that raid where the player controls the british forces and the game system controls the germans. Nazaire elite forces operations series first edition by jon cooksey isbn. For big machinery, ambitious engineering works and military history there are few places that can hold a torch to saint nazaire. The life and times of robert ryder vc, richard hopton. The definitive encyclopedia and document collection spencer c. Indeed, not only is it a complete historical module, but it is also the only third party asl module ever published with a box the other being critical hits dien bien phu. Operation chariot snoc represents a new departure for le franc tireur, as it is that companys first full historical module. The governance and organization of the business have evolved along lines never seen before in metropolitan france. Nov 09, 2015 the whole film gets under the skin of the raid in a manner and depth that others have tried. The attack on st nazaire, 28th march 1942, battle summery no. Preserving and protecting the memory of operation chariot, the great combined operations raid on the french atlantic port of st.
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