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THE COCKLESHELL HEROES: A BRITISH COMMANDO UNIT IN WWII
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In December 1942, a small band of British Royal Marines paddled into the mouth of the Gironde River on one of the most daring commando raids of World War II. Their mission—Operation FRANKTON—was simple in concept but nearly suicidal in execution: infiltrate German‑occupied Bordeaux in collapsible canoes ("cockles"), plant limpet mines on enemy cargo ships supplying the Nazi war machine, and escape overland through France and Spain.
Only two men would make it home.
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