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Brushed metal plaque № 55943

Photograph at the Brushed metal plaque № 55943 plaque

Operation Chariot. From this harbour 622 sailors and commandos set sail for the successful raid on St.Nazaire 28th March 1942. 168 were killed, 5 Victoria Crosses were awarded. Dedicated to the memory of their comrades by the St.Nazaire Society.

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