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- 01HMS Campbeltown was disguised as a German torpedo boat and rammed the Saint-Nazaire dock gate at full speed.
- 02The four-ton delayed fuse detonated at noon on March 28, 1942, killing approximately 40 German officers aboard.
- 03Of 611 men who launched the raid, 169 were killed and 215 taken prisoner — over 60% casualties.