Operation Creek
| Operation Creek | |||||||
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| Part of Indian Ocean in World War II | |||||||
The German cargo ship Ehrenfels | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Special Operations Executive | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Calcutta Light Horse Calcutta Scottish | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18 soldiers | 4 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 injured |
4 ships sunk 5 killed, 5 missing & rest interned | ||||||
Operation Creek, also known as Operation Longshanks, was a covert military operation undertaken by Britain's Special Operations Executive in World War II on 9 March 1943. It involved a nighttime attack by members of the Calcutta Light Horse and the Calcutta Scottish against a German cargo ship, Ehrenfels, which had been transmitting information to U-boats from Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa. The attack was successful, and Ehrenfels and three other Axis cargo ships were sunk, stopping the transmissions to the U-boats.