Operation Roast

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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.
Date 1–2 April 1945 Location Comacchio, Northern Italy Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Ronnie Tod	Ralph von Heygendorff
Units involved
2nd Commando Brigade	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]