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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 Zombie. The 12 man ski team under Capt. Littlejohn, and their equipment were widely scattered in the drop, and thereafter found themselves among hostile locals of essentially German origin. Their mission was to block by landslide the main rail lines through the Brenner Pass, thus having a dramatic effect on German reinforcements moving south.

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  • 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 Zombie. The 12 man ski team under Capt. Littlejohn, and their equipment were widely scattered in the drop, and thereafter found themselves among hostile locals of essentially German origin. Their mission was to block by landslide the main rail lines through the Brenner Pass, thus having a dramatic effect on German reinforcements moving south. The men spent most of their time in hiding and attempts to supply and reinforce by air were unsuccessful. Capt. Littlejohn and Corporal Crowley were captured and executed under Hitler’s Commando Order. Eventually on 31 March the situation had worsened to the point exfiltration was ordered. (en)
  • Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, l'operazione Cold Comfort fu un raid fallito da parte dello Special Air Service (SAS) e che ha avuto inizio con un lancio di paracadute a nord di Verona il 17 febbraio 1945. La squadra sciistica era composta da 12 uomini sotto il comando del capitano Littlejohn. Tutte le loro attrezzature sono arrivate in un'ampia zona e i paracadutisti si sono ritrovati in una zona dove le persone lì trovate erano essenzialmente di natura tedesca, quindi ostili. La loro missione era di bloccare mediante una frana una delle principali linee ferroviarie, ovvero quella che passa per il passo del Brennero, per poter ottenere un effetto drammatico sulla rinforzi tedeschi verso il sud. Gli uomini trascorsero la maggior parte del loro tempo in clandestinità e tutti i tentativi di rifornimenti e rafforzi per via aerea non hanno avuto successo. Il capitano Littlejohn e il caporale Crowley furono catturati e giustiziati sotto l'Ordine Commando di Adolf Hitler. Alla fine, il 31 marzo la situazione era peggiorata al punto tale che un'estrazione fu ordinata per la parte restante del gruppo. (it)
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  • 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 Zombie. The 12 man ski team under Capt. Littlejohn, and their equipment were widely scattered in the drop, and thereafter found themselves among hostile locals of essentially German origin. Their mission was to block by landslide the main rail lines through the Brenner Pass, thus having a dramatic effect on German reinforcements moving south. (en)
  • Durante la seconda guerra mondiale, l'operazione Cold Comfort fu un raid fallito da parte dello Special Air Service (SAS) e che ha avuto inizio con un lancio di paracadute a nord di Verona il 17 febbraio 1945. Gli uomini trascorsero la maggior parte del loro tempo in clandestinità e tutti i tentativi di rifornimenti e rafforzi per via aerea non hanno avuto successo. Il capitano Littlejohn e il caporale Crowley furono catturati e giustiziati sotto l'Ordine Commando di Adolf Hitler. (it)
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  • Operazione Cold Comfort (it)
  • Operation Cold Comfort (en)
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