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1940 British raid on Pas-de-Calais department during the German invasion of France
Operation Collar was the first commando raid conducted by the British forces during the Second World War. The location selected for the raid was the Pas-de-Calais
Operation Collar (commando raid)
Operation_Collar_(commando_raid)
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Collar may refer to: Operation Collar (convoy), a Second World War Royal Navy operation Operation Collar (commando raid), a British commando
Operation_Collar
Series of British Commando raids during WW2
Operation Hardtack was the name of a series of British Commando raids during the Second World War. The operation was conducted by No. 10 (Inter-Allied)
Operation Hardtack (commando raid)
Operation_Hardtack_(commando_raid)
Raid on shipping at Haugesund, Norway in April 1943
Operation Checkmate was the codename for a raid on shipping at Haugesund, Norway in April 1943 during the Second World War by British Commandos. The raiding
Operation Checkmate (commando raid)
Operation_Checkmate_(commando_raid)
1942 Second World War British raid in France
Operation Aquatint was the codename for a failed raid by British Commandos on the coast of occupied France during the Second World War. The raid was undertaken
Operation_Aquatint
Naval operation during the Second World War
War. The mission was carried out by the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in January 1942. Their objective was
Operation_Postmaster
1941 British commando raid in Norway during WWII
Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid on the Lofoten Islands was carried out in December
Operation_Anklet
WWII British Combined Operations raid on Norway
In conjunction with this raid, Operation Anklet was mounted by No. 12 Commando on the Lofoten Islands as a diversion. The raid was enough to persuade Adolf
Operation_Archery
Commando operations during the Second World War Operation Collar (commando raid) Operation Ambassador Operation Chess Operation Gauntlet Operation Acid Drop
List_of_World_War_II_battles
British special operations force during World War II
Churchill's intentions, approved Clarke's proposal. The first commando raid, Operation Collar, was conducted on the night of 24/25 June 1940. The request
Commandos_(United_Kingdom)
World War II battle on north coast of France
Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during
Dieppe_Raid
WW2 British commando raid (Nov 1941), in North Africa
Operation Flipper (also called the Rommel Raid) was a British commando raid during the Second World War, mainly by men from No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
Operation_Flipper
1942 British raid in Bordeaux, France during World War II
Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during World War II. The raid was carried
Operation_Frankton
British amphibious attack of 28 March 1942
was one of 38 battle honours awarded to the commandos. The operation has been called "the greatest raid of all" in British military circles. St Nazaire
St_Nazaire_Raid
1941 raid by British and Norwegian forces in the Lofoten Islands
Operation Claymore was a British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were
Operation_Claymore
British Commando raid on Guernsey, 14–15 July 1940
was the second raid by the newly formed British Commandos and was focused upon the German-occupied Channel island of Guernsey. The raiding party consisted
Operation_Ambassador
1942 World War II military operation
Operation Musketoon was the codeword for a British–Norwegian commando raid in the Second World War. The operation was mounted against the German-held
Operation_Musketoon
size of the raiding force depended on the objective. The smallest raid was two men from No. 6 Commando in Operation J V. The largest raid involved over
List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall
List_of_Commando_raids_on_the_Atlantic_Wall
Military unit
in Norway in March 1941. Operation Claymore was a raid on the Lofoten Islands, on the 4 March 1941, by Nos 3 and 4 Commando, 52 Norwegians of Norwegian
1st_Special_Service_Brigade
During World War II, Operation Noah was a reconnaissance patrol by 41 Belgian members of the Special Air Service who operated in the Ardennes from 16
Operation Noah (commando raid)
Operation_Noah_(commando_raid)
Military unit
British Commandos. The first commando raid was Operation Collar, which took place on 24/25 June 1940. The raid was not carried out by a commando unit, but
British Commando operations during the Second World War
British_Commando_operations_during_the_Second_World_War
WW2 British Commando raid
Operation Branford was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the island of Burhou in the Channel Islands. The
Operation_Branford
Military action during the siege of Tobruk in the Second World War
Twin Pimples Raid was a British Commando raid on a feature in the Italian lines during the siege of Tobruk in the Second World War. The raid, carried out
Twin_Pimples_raid
1943 Allied commando raid in Singapore
Operation Jaywick was a special operation undertaken in the Second World War. In September 1943, 14 commandos and sailors from the Allied Z Special Unit
Operation_Jaywick
1942 British Commando mission in France
Operation Barricade was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out by 11 men of No. 62 Commando over the night of 14/15 August
Operation_Barricade
Second World War raid by British Commandos
Operation Batman was a Second World War raid by British Commandos near then-occupied Cherbourg France from 15-16 November 1942. The men meant to take
Operation_Batman
WW2 British Commando raid (1943)
Operation Crackers was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid from the 23 February to the 3 March 1943 at Sognefjord in Norway,
Operation_Crackers
British commando (1911–1995)
officer of No. 4 Commando, leading them in a successful component of the abortive Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) on 19 August. His commando attacked and
Simon_Fraser,_15th_Lord_Lovat
1942 British Commando raids in Crete
Operation Albumen was the name of British Commando raids in June 1942 on German airfields in the Axis-occupied Greek island of Crete, to prevent them from
Operation_Albumen
World War II operations
German-occupied Norway during World War II, involving both Norwegian commandos and Allied bombing raids. During the war, the Allies sought to inhibit the German development
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage
British Commando raid during the Second World War
Operation Dryad was a raid on the Casquets lighthouse in the Channel Islands by British Commandos during World War II. The Commandos captured the lighthouse
Operation_Dryad
Operation Astrakan was a raid by British Commandos during the Second World War. The objective of the operation was to gather reconnaissance for Operation
Operation_Astrakan
1943 Allied amphibious landing in Italy
Operation Devon was the code name of an amphibious landing by British Commandos in 1943 at Termoli, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, during the Italian
Operation_Devon
1943 British Commando operation in Norway
Operation Cartoon was a British Commando raid on the island of Stord near Leirvik in Vestland, Norway on the night of 23/24 January 1943. The operation
Operation_Cartoon
British raid on channel islands in WW2
Operations Executive commanded No. 62 Commando (also known as the "Small Scale Raiding Force") and No. 12 Commando, left Portland on MTB 344 at 1900 and
Operation_Basalt
Operation Acid Drop was a British Commando raid during World War II. It was the first commando raid carried out by No. 5 Commando and consisted of two
Operation_Acid_Drop
Codename of a British operation during WWII
a result of Wehrmacht's Commando Order, which stated that any Allied personnel captured while involved in commando operations were to be killed immediately
Operation_Freshman
British Combined Operations raid during World War II
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid on a German coastal radar installation at Bruneval in northern
Operation_Biting
Allied attack during World War II
Operation Rimau was an attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, carried out by an Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II using
Operation_Rimau
1944 battle of World War II
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
Raid_on_Santorini
1943 British commando raids
Operation Forfar was the name given to a series of British Commando raids on the French coast during World War II. The raids were part of Operation Starkey
Operation_Forfar
Military operation during World War II
The Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield was a military operation carried out the night of 26 July 1942. A British Special Air Service unit commanded by Major
Raid_on_Sidi_Haneish_Airfield
Operation Chopper was a British Commando raid by No. 1 Commando during the Second World War. The raid, over the night of 27/28 September 1941, targeted
Operation Chopper (World War II)
Operation_Chopper_(World_War_II)
Allied amphibious operation against Tobruk in World War II
Chatham. ISBN 1-86176-257-7. Sadler, John (2016). Operation Agreement: Jewish Commandos and the Raid on Tobruk. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4728-1489-0
Operation_Agreement
Operation Farrier was a raid by British Commandos during the Second World War on the Yugoslavian island of Mljet. The raid by the Long Range Desert Group
Operation_Farrier
WW2 British Commando raid (1943)
Operation Roundabout was a British Commando raid that took place on 23 March 1943, during the Second World War. The Commando party was commanded by Captain
Operation_Roundabout
Amphibious landing in North Africa during the Second World War
The raid on Bardia was an amphibious landing at the coastal town of Bardia in North Africa by British Commandos over the night of 19/20 April 1941 during
Raid_on_Bardia
1945 military operation
Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in
Operation_Roast
British Military Operation in June 1942
Operation Bristle was a British Commando raid over the night of the 3/4 June 1942 during the Second World War. The target of the raid was a German radar
Operation_Bristle
WWII British War Office department
continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces. The command used air and naval units to deliver the Commandos to various targets
Combined Operations Headquarters
Combined_Operations_Headquarters
British army officer (1905–1975)
on two "commando" raids shortly afterwards, one to Boulogne in France known as Operation Collar, and Operation Ambassador, which was a raid on the German
Ronnie_Tod
Units of the English (later British) Army
Companies on 14 June 1940 and took part in the first British commando raid, Operation Collar. After the Second World War, the concept of the independent
Independent company (British Army)
Independent_company_(British_Army)
British Commando raid during the Second World War
Operation Fahrenheit was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out by a small group of men from No. 12 Commando and No.
Operation_Fahrenheit
1942 British Commando raid on Rhodes in WWII
Operation Anglo was a British Commando raid on the island of Rhodes during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by eight men of the Special
Operation_Anglo
Operation Partridge was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out during the Italian Campaign by No. 9 Commando as a diversionary
Operation_Partridge
Cancelled British commando raid during WW2
Operation Foxrock was a planned raid by British Commandos during the Second World War. Following the success of St Nazaire raid a similar raid was planned
Operation_Foxrock
Aborted British Commando raid during World War II
Operation Myrmidon was the planned raid during the Second World War by No. 1 Commando and No. 6 Commando in April 1942. This operation was an abortive
Operation_Myrmidon
WW2 British Commando raid
Operation Huckaback was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by No. 62 Commando also known as the Small Scale
Operation_Huckaback
1944 UK operation in World War II
Operation Bulbasket was an operation by 'B' Squadron, 1st Special Air Service (SAS), behind the German lines in German occupied France, between June and
Operation_Bulbasket
Code name for a World War II Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944
Causeway was a disappointing prelude to Operation Infatuate. A three-pronged assault was planned with British Commandos and part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division
Operation_Infatuate
British Special Air Service operation between August–September 1944
his part on the raid on Les Ormes was later awarded the Military Cross. Kipling was the last SAS operation to end following Operation Overlord. The brigade
Operation_Kipling
WW2 British commando raid (1941)
Operation Kitbag was a raid in Norway by British Commandos of No 6 Commando and No. 12 Commando in December 1941, during the Second World War. On 9 December
Operation_Kitbag
British WWII commando raid
Operation Chess was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out by 17 men of No. 12 Commando commanded by a Second Lieutenant
Operation_Chess
WW2 SAS operation during the Normandy invasion
During World War II, Operation Samwest (5–12 June 1944) was a large raid conducted by 116 Free French paratroops of the 4th Special Air Service Regiment
Operation_Samwest
WWII British military airborne operation
first airborne unit to be formed was actually a re-trained Commando unit, No. 2 Commando, which was subsequently renamed as No. 11 Special Air Service
Operation_Colossus
1942 WWII raid in Pas-de-Calais, France
During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was an Anglo-Canadian reconnaissance raid on the area around the French coastal village of Hardelot, located
Operation_Abercrombie
Special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army
The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) (English: Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army. The KCT traces its origins to
Korps_Commandotroepen
British special forces operation in Libya (1942)
Operation Bigamy a.k.a. Operation Snowdrop was a raid during the Second World War by the Special Air Service on 14 September 1942. The plan was to destroy
Operation_Bigamy
WW2 SAS operation during the Normandy invasion
unfolding invasion of Normandy, Operation Overlord. Breaking into 18 three-man or five-man SAS teams, the commandos scattered throughout Brittany destroying
Operation_Cooney
1944 British special forces operations
Operations Wallace and Hardy were two British Special Air Service operations during the Second World War that took place from 27 July to 19 September 1944
Operations_Wallace_and_Hardy
Failed British raid in World War II
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. Two
Operation_Chestnut
British Special Air Service operation between June–September 1944
deception implying the existence of numerous such units. It was conceived as a commando type force to operate behind enemy lines in the North African Campaign
Operation_Houndsworth
British Commandos during the Second World War
Operation Deep Cut was a raid by British Commandos during the Second World War. It was carried out by No. 1 Section of 5 Troop No. 1 Commando at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Operation_Deep_Cut
1942 planned operation in World War II
weapons, see Flamethrower (disambiguation). Operation Aflame was a planned combined operations raid by No. 12 Commando, part of the British army, against Berck
Operation_Aflame
SAS operation during WW2
Operation Dingson (5–18 June 1944) was an operation in the Second World War, conducted by 178 Free French paratroops of the 4th Special Air Service (SAS)
Operation_Dingson
1944 failed Special Air Service mission in France
labour or to concentration camps. In a coordinated operation by the Wehrmacht and SS, villages were raided, French resistance fighters and the captured SAS
Operation_Loyton
WWII British commando raids
tarbrush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Operation Tarbrush was the name of a series of British Commando raids during the Second World War, which took
Operation_Tarbrush
Smallest British Commando raid of WW2
Operation J V was a British Commando raid over the night of 11/12 April 1942, during the Second World War. It was carried out by two men, Captain Gerald
Operation_J_V
Italian frogman raid on Allied ships in Algiers harbour in 1942
The Raid on Algiers, known in Italy as Operation N.A. 1 (Italian: Operazione N.A. 1), took place on 11 December 1942, in the Algiers harbour. Italian manned
Raid_on_Algiers
— Free French assault on German coastal battery Rosie — Free French commando raid near Théoule-sur-Mer Rugby — Airborne portion of Dragoon Sitka — 1st
List of operations in the Mediterranean Sea area during World War II
List_of_operations_in_the_Mediterranean_Sea_area_during_World_War_II
WW2 British commando raid (1943)
Operation Brandy was a raid on Florø, Norway by British Commandos and Motor Torpedo Boats during the Second World War. The raid in the evening of 14.
Operation_Brandy
During World War II, Operation Cold Comfort was a failed SAS raid that began with a parachute drop north of Verona on 17 February 1945. It was later renamed
Operation_Cold_Comfort
During World War II, Operation Saxifrage was a raid by four small Special Air Service teams who landed on the east coast of Italy on the night of 27 October
Operation_Saxifrage
WW2 Allied covert operation (July 1944)
During World War II, Operation Gaff was the parachuting of a six-man patrol of Special Air Service commandos into German-occupied France on Tuesday 25
Operation_Gaff
1940 British naval victory over Italy in WWII
The Battle of Taranto (Raid of Taranto) took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces (Admiral
Battle_of_Taranto
World War II Allied raid of Greek island
The Raid on Symi also known as Operation Tenement took place from 13 to 15 July 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. The action
Raid_on_Symi
WW2 SAS operation in N. Europe 1945
Operation Keystone was a British special forces operation carried out by a Jeep-mounted Squadron of the 2nd Special Air Service under the command of Major
Operation_Keystone
British military operation in Italy (1945)
War, Operation Tombola was a major raid conducted by the 2 Special Air Service, under the command of SAS Major Roy Farran, and Special Operations Executive's
Operation_Tombola
Airborne operation during World War II
During World War II, Operation Dunhill was a Special Air Service operation which began on 3 August 1944. Five teams totalling 59 men, led by Captain Greville
Operation_Dunhill
SAS operation during WW2
number of operations in France, to support the Allied advance, notably Operation Bulbasket, Operation Houndsworth, Operation Loyton and Operation Wallace
Operation_Archway
Operation Candytuft was an operation conducted by the British 2nd Special Air Service (SAS) during the Second World War. It took place on the east coast
Operation_Candytuft
Operation Manacle was the name given to a series of British Commando raids during the Second World War. The raids were conducted by Layforce II and ad
Operation_Manacle
1941 British Commando raid on Houlgate, Normandy
Operation Sunstar was a Second World War raid on Houlgate in Normandy, France over the night of 22/23 November 1941. British Commandos of No. 9 Commando
Operation_Sunstar
1945 military operation
Operation Amherst was a Free French and British attack designed to capture intact Dutch canals, bridges and airfields during World War II. It was led
Operation_Amherst
During World War II, Operation Defoe was a reconnaissance patrol by 21 men of the Special Air Service conducted from 19 July to 23 August to support the
Operation_Defoe
Italian naval commando frogman unit of the Fascist era
of daring raids on Allied shipping. These operations involved surface speedboats (such as the raid on Souda Bay), human torpedoes (the raid on Alexandria)
Decima_Flottiglia_MAS
1943 British raid in Sicily during WWII
During World War II, Operation Narcissus was a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse on the southeast coast of Sicily. The team
Operation_Narcissus
Operation Rumford was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out over the night of 25/26 August 1944, by the Belgian No.
Operation_Rumford
Operation Haft was a British special forces operation by the 1st Special Air Service that took place between 8 July to 11 August 1944 in the Mayenne area
Operation_Haft
Allied World War II special operation in Borneo
Operation Opossum was a World War II raid undertaken by Australia's Z Special Unit in 1945 on the island of Ternate in North Maluku to rescue the Sultan
Operation_Opossum
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Turkish
To Command; Prince; Home Ruler; Friend; Commander
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English comander, comando(u)r ‘leader’, ‘ruler’, probably applied as a nickname, although Reaney suggests that the term, derived from Old French comandeor, also denoted the officer in charge of a commandery, for example of the Knights Templars, and in this sense it would have been an occupational or status name.Americanized spelling of German Kommander, a name of uncertain origin. Brechenmacher suggests that it may be a Classicized form of Hoffmann.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Colin, COLLIN means "whelp; young pup."
Boy/Male
Spanish
Man of the north.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a poplar tree.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Colleen, COLLYN means "girl."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collin, a pet form of Coll 1.
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic
Handsome; Good-looking Lad
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Collier.Altered spelling of Swiss and German Koller or Kohler.
Boy/Male
Irish
An ancient Irish name whos meaning is lost in antiquety.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Colmore in Hampshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Colemere, from Old English cÅl ‘cool’ + mere ‘pool’, ‘pond’.Altered spelling of German Kollmer, an Alsatian habitational name for someone from Colmar (formerly written Kolmar), or of Gollmer, a habitational name for someone from any of various places named Golm or Golme.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the personal name Coll + the pejorative suffix -ard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English loller ‘indolent fellow’, a derivative of lolle ‘to droop, dangle, or loll’.English : nickname from Middle English lollere ‘mumbler’, bestowed on a pious person or on a Lollard (a follower of the 14th-century religious reformer John Wyclif).
Male
English
English form of Irish Colmán, COLMAN means "dove."
Female
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Dolag, DOLLAG means "world ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Collier.Spanish : from collar ‘collar’.Americanized spelling of German Koller or Kohler.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Seperation
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Handsome.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God Fond of Devotees
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Bestower of Longevity
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Skilled; Skillful Expert
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Passion; Being Passionate
Boy/Male
Muslim
Old Arabic name
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ancients; chiefs.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Name of a Companion; Bin Umayr Al-hanafi
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Warm
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
OPERATION COLLAR-COMMANDO-RAID
n.
The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.
imp. & p. p.
of Collar
v. t.
To seize by the collar.
n.
The act of operating or working; operation.
v. t.
To put a collar on.
n.
Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the forces under his command.
n.
Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge.
n.
A collar beam.
n.
Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position; scope of vision; survey.
n.
Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
n.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
imp. & p. p.
of Command
n.
The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
a.
Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t.
n.
Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
v. t.
To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.
n.
Same as Collar.
a.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
v. i.
To deliver an oration.