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Raid on Santorini
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II

Location of Santorini in the Aegean
Date24 April 1944
Location
Santorini, Aegean islands
36°25′12″N 25°25′54″E / 36.42000°N 25.43167°E / 36.42000; 25.43167
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Raid on Santorini United Kingdom
Raid on Santorini Greece
Raid on Santorini Germany
Raid on Santorini Italian Social Republic
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Anders Lassen
Kingdom of Greece Stefanos Kasoulis  
Nazi Germany Lieutenant Hesse
Strength
United Kingdom SBS 19 Commandos Garrison company
Casualties and losses
2 killed 40 killed or wounded
19 captured
5 civilians executed
13 civilians killed in Commando explosion

The Raid on Santorini took place on 24 April 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. It was conducted by the British Special Boat Service, against the mixed German and Italian garrison on the island of Santorini (Thera) in the Aegean Sea. The raid was made in tandem with similar operations at the islands of Ios, Mykonos and Amorgos that aimed to destroy Axis naval observation posts and radio stations on the Cycladic islands.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mortimer, Gavin. The Special Boat Squadron in WW2, Osprey, 2013, ISBN 1782001891.
  2. ^ Lewis, Damien. Churchill's Secret Warriors, Quercus 2014, ISBN 1848669178.

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