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During [[World War II]], '''Operation Gaff''' was a six-man patrol of [[Special Air Service]] [[British Commandos|commandos]] who parachuted into |
During [[World War II]], '''Operation Gaff''' was a six-man patrol of [[Special Air Service]] [[British Commandos|commandos]], who parachuted into [[Nazi]]-occupied France on 18 July, 1944, with aim of severely injuring or killing Field Marshall [[Erwin Rommel]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Discovering the Rommel Murder: The Life and Death of the Desert Fox |last=Marshall |first=Charles F. |year=2002 |authorlink= Charles F. Marshall|publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0811724727 |page=122 |isbn=9780811724722 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Bodyguard of lies, Volume 2 |last=Brown |first=Anthony Cave |authorlink=Anthony Cave Brown |year=1975 |publisher=[[Harper & Row]] |isbn=9780060105518 |page=717 }}</ref> |
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From March 1943, Allied Intelligence had been undertaking research on the whereabouts, bases and travel arrangements of Field Marshall Rommel. Part of the research asked the question of how easy it would be to kill Rommel? Post [[D-Day]], the Allies were meeting fierce resistance, marshalled by Rommel with Hitler's orders to stand firm at all costs. With losses mounting, Field Marshall Montgomery agreed with a plan to take Rommel out of the battle plan temporarily.<ref name="DarMis"/> |
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Plans for it were motivated by the role of [[Field marshal|Marshall]] [[Erwin Rommel]] in preparations to resist the expected Allied invasion from [[United Kingdom|Britain]], and at least considered both his death and his capture.<ref>{{cite book |title=Discovering the Rommel Murder: The Life and Death of the Desert Fox |last=Marshall |first=Charles F. |year=2002 |authorlink= Charles F. Marshall|publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0811724727 |page=122 |isbn=9780811724722 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Bodyguard of lies, Volume 2 |last=Brown |first=Anthony Cave |authorlink=Anthony Cave Brown |year=1975 |publisher=[[Harper & Row]] |isbn=9780060105518 |page=717 }}</ref> |
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After SAS Lieutenant Colonel William Fraser was told the location of Rommel's headquarters, a chateau home of the Dukes de [[La Rochefoucauld]] in the village of [[La Roche-Guyon]], Brigadier R.W. McLeod assigned a dedicated team of six specially trained assassins from the International SAS, led French-national Captain [[Raymond Couraud|Jack William Raymond Lee]].<ref>http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.histoiredebeynes.com/commando_sas.htm&ei=y6H1SvnWK4qJ4Qb2yNjkAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBoQ7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522raymond%2Blee%2522%2Bsas%2Brommel%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26hs%3DQ4T%26sa%3DG</ref> |
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Rommel had his headquarters at [[La Roche Guyon]]. The team's orders regarding Rommel were aborted when he was wounded by an Allied fighter-bomber, and they moved toward American lines on foot, while ambushing trains and attacking German units along their route. They reached safety on 12 August. |
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On July 18, Lee and his team parachuted into [[Orléans]]. However, on radioing in, they found that Rommel had been severely injured the previous day after his staff car had been over turned in an attack by RAF [[Hawker Typhoon]]'s, and replaced by [[Günther von Kluge]].<ref name="DarMis"/> With their orders aborted, they moved toward advancing [[US Army]] lines on foot, while ambushing trains and attacking German units along their route. They reached safety on 12 August. |
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During World War II, Operation Gaff was a six-man patrol of Special Air Service commandos, who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France on 18 July, 1944, with aim of severely injuring or killing Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.[1][2]
From March 1943, Allied Intelligence had been undertaking research on the whereabouts, bases and travel arrangements of Field Marshall Rommel. Part of the research asked the question of how easy it would be to kill Rommel? Post D-Day, the Allies were meeting fierce resistance, marshalled by Rommel with Hitler's orders to stand firm at all costs. With losses mounting, Field Marshall Montgomery agreed with a plan to take Rommel out of the battle plan temporarily.[3]
After SAS Lieutenant Colonel William Fraser was told the location of Rommel's headquarters, a chateau home of the Dukes de La Rochefoucauld in the village of La Roche-Guyon, Brigadier R.W. McLeod assigned a dedicated team of six specially trained assassins from the International SAS, led French-national Captain Jack William Raymond Lee.[4]
On July 18, Lee and his team parachuted into Orléans. However, on radioing in, they found that Rommel had been severely injured the previous day after his staff car had been over turned in an attack by RAF Hawker Typhoon's, and replaced by Günther von Kluge.[3] With their orders aborted, they moved toward advancing US Army lines on foot, while ambushing trains and attacking German units along their route. They reached safety on 12 August.
References
- ^ Marshall, Charles F. (2002). Discovering the Rommel Murder: The Life and Death of the Desert Fox. Stackpole Books. p. 122. ISBN 9780811724722.
- ^ Brown, Anthony Cave (1975). Bodyguard of lies, Volume 2. Harper & Row. p. 717. ISBN 9780060105518.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
DarMiswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.histoiredebeynes.com/commando_sas.htm&ei=y6H1SvnWK4qJ4Qb2yNjkAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBoQ7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522raymond%2Blee%2522%2Bsas%2Brommel%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26hs%3DQ4T%26sa%3DG