Operation J V

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 Montanaro, accompanied by Trooper Preece of 101 (Folbot) Troop, No. 6 Commando. The two men paddled a two-man canoe into Boulogne harbour, planted a limpet mine on a German tanker and withdrew unseen.^[1]

References

↑ "Naval codewords". Naval History. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

British Commando raids of the Second World War

A	Abstention Agreement Ambassador Anklet Archery Aquatint Aflame Anglo Amherst Archway Abercrombie Acid Drop Albumen Astrakan

B	Baobab Basalt Biting Bigamy Batman Begonia Bulbasket Brandy Barricade Bardia raid Battle of Hill 170 Bristle Branford Battle of the Litani River

C	Candytuft Chestnut Clawhammer Claymore Cold Comfort Collar Colossus Cartoon Chariot Canuck Crackers Chess Checkmate Chopper

D	Driftwood Dryad Defoe Dunhill Deep Cut Devon

E	Exporter

F	Flipper Frankton Freshman Fahrenheit Forfar Farrier Foxrock

G	Gaff Gauntlet

H	Hardtack Hawthorn Houndsworth Huckaback

I	Infatuate

J	Jaywick Jubilee J V

K	Kitbag Keystone

L	Loyton

M	Maple Menacle Musketoon Myrmidon

N	Narcissus Nelson Newton Nicety Noah

O	Opossum

P	Postmaster Partridge Pistol

R	Rimau Roast Roundabout Rumford

S	Saxifrage Savanna Sunstar Speedwell

T	Tarbrush Thistledown Tombola Twin Pimples raid

British Commandos List of Commando raids on the Atlantic Wall

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