Operation Manna

Operation Manna

See Operations Manna and Chowhound for the delivery of food to the Netherlands in World War II

Operation Manna
5th parachute btn greece.jpg
Men of the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion in Athens
Date October 1944
Location Greece
Result British success
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Germany
Units involved
2nd Parachute Brigade

Operation Manna was the codeword for an Second World War operation by the British airborne forces in mid-October 1944.

The operation was conducted by the 2nd Parachute Brigade, on 12 October when units of the 4th Parachute Battalion parachuted onto the Megara airfield 28 miles (45 km) outside of Athens. The prevailing weather conditions forced the abandonment of further parachute operations and it was not until 14 October that the rest of the brigade less the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion arrived. After landing the 4th and 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalions marched on Athens. On the 16 October the 5th Battalion and the brigade's glider borne element arrived.[1]

The parachute brigade was reinforced by the 23rd Armoured Brigade, and the British force took over the protection of the city.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Cole, p.67
  2. ^ Cole, p.68

References

  • Cole, Howard N (1963). On wings of healing: the story of the Airborne Medical Services 1940-1960. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: William Blackwood. OCLC 29847628. 


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