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Operation Pistol was the code name for a Special Air Service mission during the[Second World War, with the objective to parachute four teams from 'A' Squadron 2nd Special Air Service behind the German lines around the Alsace–Lorraine region of France. Once on the ground they would attempt to disrupt the road and rail networks between Metz and Nancy and the approach to the Rhine plain. One team, because of weather conditions over the drop zone, returned to England, another team landed in the middle of a German unit and the other two teams achieved some success before returning to Allied lines in early October.

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  • Operation Pistol was the code name for a Special Air Service mission during the[Second World War, with the objective to parachute four teams from 'A' Squadron 2nd Special Air Service behind the German lines around the Alsace–Lorraine region of France. Once on the ground they would attempt to disrupt the road and rail networks between Metz and Nancy and the approach to the Rhine plain. One team, because of weather conditions over the drop zone, returned to England, another team landed in the middle of a German unit and the other two teams achieved some success before returning to Allied lines in early October. (en)
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  • 2 killed
  • 3 executed whileprisoners of war
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  • Nazi Germany
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  • 1944-10-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Partial success
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  • Unknown
  • 'A' group A 12 men
  • 'B' group 14 men
  • 'C' group 13 men
  • 'D' group 12 men
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  • Maps showing the Alsace region left and Lorraine right (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
  • 3 (xsd:integer)
  • electricity pylons damaged (en)
  • telephone wires cut (en)
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  • Nazi Germany (en)
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  • 'A' group (en)
  • 'B' group (en)
  • 'C' group (en)
  • 'D' group (en)
  • Captain M.W. Scott (en)
  • Captain R.J. Holland (en)
  • Lieutenant G.N.M. Darwall (en)
  • Lieutenant R.J. Birnie (en)
  • Standartenführer Gustav Mertsch (en)
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  • Operation Pistol (en)
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  • 0001-09-15 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Alsace and Lorraine, France (en)
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  • Partial success (en)
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  • Unknown (en)
  • 'A' group A 12 men (en)
  • 'B' group 14 men (en)
  • 'C' group 13 men (en)
  • 'D' group 12 men (en)
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  • 17 (xsd:integer)
  • 'A' Squadron, 2nd Special Air Service (en)
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  • Operation Pistol was the code name for a Special Air Service mission during the[Second World War, with the objective to parachute four teams from 'A' Squadron 2nd Special Air Service behind the German lines around the Alsace–Lorraine region of France. Once on the ground they would attempt to disrupt the road and rail networks between Metz and Nancy and the approach to the Rhine plain. One team, because of weather conditions over the drop zone, returned to England, another team landed in the middle of a German unit and the other two teams achieved some success before returning to Allied lines in early October. (en)
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  • Operation Pistol (en)
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