Operation Aflame
1942 planned operation in World War II
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DateSeptember 30, 1942 – October 31, 1942
(1 month, 1 day)
Location
North-West Europe
Result
Cancelled
| Operation Aflame | |||||||
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| Part of Operation Overthrow, World War II | |||||||
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| No. 12 Commando, British Army, UK | |||||||
Operation Aflame was a planned combined operations raid by No. 12 Commando, part of the British army, against Berck in October 1942.
The plan was to have been based on a naval demonstration off the coast, and to have a drop of dummy paratroops and the landing of No. 12 Commando to persuade the Germans that a major landing was about to be made, thereby forcing a major German air response.
Aflame was supposed to be part of the larger strategic operation, Operation Overthrow.[1][2][3]
