Operation Driftwood

During World War II, Operation Driftwood was a successful raid by two teams of Special AA Service commandos launched in early 1944.

Tasked to attack rail targets north of Rome, the fate of the eight troopers is unclear. Operation Driftwood was part of Operation Maple.

British Commando raids of the Second World War

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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

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L	Loyton

M	Musketoon Myrmidon Menacle

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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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