Operation Devon

Operation Devon
Part of the Italian Campaign of World War II
Date3–6 October 1943
Location
Termoli, Italy
42°00′N 14°59′E / 42.00°N 14.98°E / 42.00; 14.98
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Germany
 Italian Social Republic
Commanders and leaders
Harold Alexander
John Durnford-Slater		 Albert Kesselring
Richard Heidrich
Strength
  • 650: assault force (commandos)
  • 2,500–5,000: relief force
  • 383–600: initial defenders (Kampfgruppe Rau)
  • 1,750–2,500: counterattack (two battalions, 16. Panzer Division and a paratroop kampfgruppe)
Casualties and losses
  • Assault force: 32 killed, 85 wounded and 23 missing
  • Relief force: unknown
 Unknown
Location within Italy

Operation Devon was the code name of an amphibious landing by British Commandos in 1943 at Termoli, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, during the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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