British Commando raid on Guernsey, 14–15 July 1940
Operation Ambassador
Part of World War II
Date
14–15 July 1940
Location
Guernsey
Result
British failure
Belligerents
United Kingdom
Germany
Commanders and leaders
Ronnie Tod John Durnford-Slater
Unknown
Strength
140
469
Casualties and losses
4 captured
None
Operation Ambassador was an operation carried out by British Commandos on 14–15 July 1940 within the context of the Second World War. It was the second raid by the newly formed British Commandos and was focused upon the German-occupied Channel island of Guernsey.[1]
The raiding party consisted of 40 men from the newly formed No. 3 Commando under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Durnford-Slater,[Note 1] and 100 men of No.11 Independent Company under Major Ronnie Tod.[Note 2]
Due to a series of mishaps, poor fortune and the haste with which it was planned and implemented, the raid resulted in no immediate military gains for the British, although the experience gained in the mounting and conduct of the operation was to prove invaluable for the success of subsequent Commando operations.[2]
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^Durnford-Slater 2002, p. 32.
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