Operation Herring
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Operation Herring (Herring 1) was the last World War II airborne combat drop in Europe.
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Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Operation Herring | |||||||
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Part of the Italian Campaign/Italian Civil War of World War II | |||||||
Italian parachutists departing from Rosignano on 20 April 1945 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Italy United Kingdom United States |
Germany Italian Social Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Captain Carlo Gay Lieutenant Guerrino Ceiner | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
226 parachutists 1+ 14 C-47s |
7,000 soldiers 200 APCs, tanks, and other vehicles | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Italy: 30 killed 10-12 wounded United Kingdom: 1 killed |
481 killed 1983 captured 44 vehicles destroyed |
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