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Operation Chestnut

Operation Chestnut
Part of World War II, Invasion of Sicily
Date12 July 1943
Location
Sicily
Result British failure
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Italy
Commanders and leaders
Major Geoffrey Appleyard
Strength
20

During World War II, Operation Chestnut was a failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service, conducted in support of the Allied invasion of Sicily.[1][2]

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  2. ^ McCrery, Nigel (2021). The complete history of the SAS : the story of the world's most feared elite fighting force. Barry Davies, Andy McNab. London. ISBN 978-1-78739-687-6. OCLC 1246540104.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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