Operation Basalt
49°25′48″N 2°21′54″W / 49.430°N 2.365°W
| Operation Basalt | |||||||
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| Part of World War II | |||||||
Sark Occupation and Heritage Museum | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12 | 20 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | Three killed, one captured | ||||||
Operation Basalt was a small British raid conducted during World War II on Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
The objective of the raid was of offensive reconnaissance and capturing prisoners.