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Bruneval in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bruneval in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records2 event labels4 people1942–1942

Historical events in Bruneval

1942

27 February 1942

Operation Biting

Charles Cox · World War, 2nd

Dismantles Wurzburg radar components during the raid.

27 February 1942

Operation Biting

Frederick Browning · World War, 2nd

British airborne planning supports the Bruneval radar raid.

27 February 1942

Operation Biting

John Frost · World War, 2nd

Commands paratroopers in the Bruneval radar raid.

28 February 1942

Bruneval Raid

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

The Bruneval raid brings Wurzburg radar parts back to Britain.

28 February 1942

Operation Biting

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

British paratroops seize components from a German Wurzburg radar.

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