Operation Clay
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TypeMilitary operation
Location
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
PlannedbyCzechoslovak Ministry of Defence in London
ObjectiveTo gather intelligence in the region of Northern Moravia, and transmit by radio to London
| Operation Clay | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
 Memorial in Hostišová | |
| Type | Military operation |
| Location | Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Planned by | Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence in London |
| Objective | To gather intelligence in the region of Northern Moravia, and transmit by radio to London |
| Date | 13 April 1944 |
| Executed by | Antonín Bartoš, Jiří Štokman and Čestmír Šikola |
| Outcome | One of the most successful operations of the war |
Operation Clay (also known as Clay-Eva; Eva was a code name for radio transmitter) was a cover name for the operation executed during World War II in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia by Czech paratroopers trained in England. It was organized by intelligence section of exile, Czechoslovak Ministry of Defence in London. It was part of third wave of special tasks operations in Nazi-occupied territory.
The members of Clay group were sergeant Antonín Bartoš, sergeant Jiří Štokman and radio-operator sergeant Čestmír Šikola.[1] They gathered intelligence in the region of Northern Moravia, which they transmitted by radio to London. This involved coordination with resistance groups.
