5 Dec 1941
France
France
- A suspected German Würzburg radar facility was detected at Bruneval in northern France. ww2dbase [Bruneval, Haute-Normandie | AC]
28 Feb 1942
France
France
- A company of the British Parachute Regiment led by Major John Frost and accompanied by a section of engineers led by Lieutenant Denis Vernon and RAF radar mechanic Flight Sergeant Charles Cox made a daring raid on Bruneval in northern France. They brought back vital components of the German Würzburg radar for further examination by British engineers. ww2dbase [Bruneval, Haute-Normandie | AC]
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