Falmouth, lieu de Mémoire

St. Nazaire Memorial - War Memorials Online

1. OPERATION CHARIOT FROM THIS HARBOUR 622 SAILORS AND COMMANDOS SET SAIL FOR THE SUCCESSFUL RAID ON ST. NAZAIRE 28TH MARCH 1942. 168 WERE KILLED. 5 VICTORIA CROSSES WERE AWARDED. _____ DEDICATED TO

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/143050

St Nazaire Raid

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/26100

Voici un lien vers le site de l'imperial war museum et sa page de recension des mémoriaux

Operation Chariot - Official Falmouth Website

Operation Chariot, the name given to the raid by British forces on St Naziare and specifically its huge dry dock, was one of the most daring, courageous eposides of World War II. Out of 611 ...

https://www.falmouth.co.uk/discover-falmouth/history/operation-chariot/

The 'audacious' suicide mission that was a turning point of WWII

It was a bright sunny day when hundreds of incredibly brave men set off in boats from Falmouth bound for France on what they were told was a "suicide mission" to carry out an audacious raid to ...

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/falmouth-marking-76th-anniversary-st-1259166