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Later however, the Task Group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation instead. It also nearly led to the exposure of the Bletchley Park codebreaking secret, leading the head of the US Navy to severely reprimand Gallery and consider court-martialling him. It was the first time the United States Navy captured a warship at sea since the War of 1812. The plan culminated in the capture of U-505 in early June.

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(The captain, Gallery, was unaware that the Allies had already cracked the GermanвЂ™s codes, and the capture of a U-boat could endanger that secret.) Not U-505 specifically, but any U-boat that offered an opportunity for seizure, with the aim of apprehending the vesselвЂ™s codes and coding equipment so the Allies could read U-boat message traffic. The capture was plotted and practiced by the ships in the task group. Task Group 22.3 had set out to capture a U-boat. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German U-boat as a prize, but the capture of U-505 was different. On Ja US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. With specially commissioned maps, illustrations and birdвЂ™s eye views, this fascinating book explores the planning and execution of one of the most spectacular and challenging RAF operations, which was undertaken merely as a statement of gratitude.

This resulted in the creation of a Mosquito wing that comprised British, Australian and New Zealand squadrons, and included RCAF Airmen, all commanded by RAF Group Captain Pickard.

The RAF decided that, with the fast and accurate Mosquito light bomber, the raid had a good chance of success.

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MI6 requested an exceptionally precise air raid, to blow holes in the prison walls, free as many men and women as possible, minimize casualties among the prisoners and hit the German guardsвЂ™ quarters. The raid was mounted as a debt of honour by MI6 and the RAF to try to free prisoners who would otherwise be executed by the Germans for what was considered traitorous activity. Large numbers of rГ©sistants were being captured by the Germans and imprisoned in gaols across northern France. We're continuing this year's Big Reveal with a look at next year's Raid and Fortress titles.Д®arly 1944 was a time of massive intelligence activity across northern France in advance of D-Day. To navigate your way through the Big Reveal please use the links in the bar above.

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