Deutsches Bundesarchiv/German Federal Archive https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-daring-raids-and-brutal-reprisals/100127
#OTD in 1942
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‘The British destroyer HMS Campbeltown sits destroyed, wedged into the dock gates of Normandie dry dock at #StNazaire in German-occupied France, on March 28, 1942. Members of the #RoyalNavy and #BritishCommandos carried out an amphibious raid on the docks ➡️