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SBS Raid on Kastelli Airfield

SBS Raid on Kastelli Airfield

David Stirling’s capture saw the SAS reorganize into two squadrons – the Special Raiding Squadron (SRS) and Special Boat Squadron (SBS). The indomitable Paddy Mayne commanded the SRS, while George Jellicoe took over the SBS. Jellicoe was the son of …

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The Special Boat Squadron Assault on Villa Punta

The Special Boat Squadron Assault on Villa Punta

On 9 March 1945, twenty-seven men from the Special Boat Squadron (SBS), were tasked to attack the enemy occupied Villa Punta, on the Yugoslav island of Lussino. Initially occupied by Italian fascists, the fortified villa had recently been reinforced with …

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Commando Canoeists: Operation JV – The Raid on Boulogne Harbour

Commando Canoeists: Operation JV – The Raid on Boulogne Harbour

Eight months before the attack on the French port of Bordeaux by the men later immortalised as the Cockleshell Heroes, a less well known, equally daring, and arguably more successful raid was carried out by two canoeists from No. 6 …

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Ian McHarg served in British Army and with the UK Ministry of Defence. He writes about the Second World War Commandos and other WW2 special forces and clandestine units. He is the author of several books, and the founder of the Commando History Research Group.

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