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Operation Roast
Part of the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy

Buffalo amphibians transport German prisoners through a flooded landscape south of Lake Comacchio.
Date1–2 April 1945
Location
Comacchio, Northern Italy
Result British victory
Belligerents
Operation Roast United Kingdom Operation Roast Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Ronnie Tod Nazi Germany Ralph von Heygendorff
Units involved
United Kingdom 2nd Commando Brigade Nazi Germany 162nd Turkoman Division (Elements)
Strength
2,300 men 1,200 men
Casualties and losses
180 casualties 946 prisoners

Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, part of the Italian Campaign, during the final stages of Second World War.[1]

  1. ^ Dunning, James (2011). When Shall Their Glory Fade?. Frontline Books. pp. 166–169. ISBN 9781848325975.

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