Operation Canuck

Operation Canuck was an operation of World War II conducted by the Canadian Captain Buck McDonald and a small team of Special Air Service troopers in January, 1945.

Operating in Northern Italy, the team trained and organized Italian resistance fighters. In a remarkable event, the team’s partisans captured the garrison of Alba, near Turin.


British Commando raids of the Second World War
A
  • Abstention
  • Agreement
  • Ambassador
  • Anklet
  • Archery
  • Aquatint
  • Aflame
  • Anglo
  • Amherst
  • Archway
  • Abercrombie
  • Acid Drop
  • Albumen
  • Astrakan
B
  • Baobab
  • Basalt
  • Biting
  • Bigamy
  • Batman
  • Begonia
  • Bulbasket
  • Brandy
  • Barricade
  • Bardia raid
  • Battle of Hill 170
  • Bristle
  • Branford
  • Battle of the Litani River
C
  • Candytuft
  • Chestnut
  • Clawhammer
  • Claymore
  • Cold Comfort
  • Collar
  • Colossus
  • Cartoon
  • Chariot
  • Canuck
  • Crackers
  • Chess
  • Checkmate
  • Chopper
D
  • Driftwood
  • Dryad
  • Defoe
  • Dunhill
  • Deep Cut
  • Devon
E
  • Exporter
F
  • Flipper
  • Frankton
  • Freshman
  • Fahrenheit
  • Forfar
  • Farrier
  • Foxrock
G
  • Gaff
  • Gauntlet
H
  • Hardtack
  • Huckaback
  • Hawthorn
  • Houndsworth
I
  • Infatuate
J
  • Jaywick
  • Jubilee
  • J V
K
  • Kitbag
  • Keystone
L
  • Loyton
M
  • Musketoon
  • Myrmidon
  • Menacle
N
  • Narcissus
  • Nelson
  • Nicety
  • Newton
  • Noah
P
  • Postmaster
  • Partridge
  • Pistol
R
  • Rimau
  • Roast
  • Roundabout
  • Rumford
S
  • Saxifrage
  • Savanna
  • Sunstar
  • Speedwell
T
  • Tombola
  • Tarbrush
  • Twin Pimples raid
  • British Commandos
  • List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall

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