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Raid on Symi, the Glossary

Index Raid on Symi

The Raid on Symi also known as Operation Tenement took place from 13 to 15 July 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: Aegean Islands, Aegean Sea, Albania, Allies of World War II, Battle of the Mediterranean, Caïque, Carabinieri, Christodoulos Tsigantes, Dodecanese, Dodecanese campaign, E-boat, Evening Independent, George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, Greece, Haifa, Ian Lapraik, Istria, Long Range Desert Group, Luftwaffe, No. 62 Commando, Otto Wagener, Peloponnese, Promontory, Raid on Santorini, Sacred Band (World War II), Schooner, Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, St. Petersburg, Florida, Symi, Turkey, Vickers machine gun, World War II.

  2. 1944 in Greece
  3. Allied naval victories in the battle of the Mediterranean
  4. Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany
  5. Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece
  6. Battles and operations of World War II involving Italy
  7. History of the Dodecanese

Aegean Islands

The Aegean Islands are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.

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Aegean Sea

The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.

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Albania

Albania (Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Battle of the Mediterranean

The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945.

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Caïque

A caïque (καΐκι, kaiki, from kayık) is a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus.

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Carabinieri

The Carabinieri (also,; formally Arma dei Carabinieri, "Arm of Carabineers"; previously Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali, "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties.

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Christodoulos Tsigantes

Christodoulos Tsigantes (Χριστόδουλος Τσιγάντες; 30 January 1897 – October 11, 1970) was a Greek general who distinguished himself as the commander of the Sacred Band during the Second World War.

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Dodecanese

The Dodecanese (Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa,; On iki Ada) are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited.

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Dodecanese campaign

The Dodecanese campaign was the capture and occupation of the Dodecanese islands by German forces during World War II. Raid on Symi and Dodecanese campaign are Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece and Battles and operations of World War II involving Italy.

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E-boat

E-boat was the Western Allies' designation for the fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot, or S-Boot, meaning "fast boat"; plural Schnellboote) of the Kriegsmarine during World War II; E-boat could refer to a patrol craft from an armed motorboat to a large Torpedoboot. The name of E-boats was a British designation using the letter E for Enemy.

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Evening Independent

The Evening Independent was St. Petersburg, Florida's first daily newspaper.

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George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe

George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, Baron Jellicoe of Southampton (4 April 1918 – 22 February 2007) was a British politician, diplomat and businessman.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Haifa

Haifa (Ḥēyfā,; Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in.

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Ian Lapraik

Colonel Ian Lapraik (13 September 1915 – 15 March 1985) was a distinguished officer in the Special Air Service Regiment, despite potentially crippling childhood illness.

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Istria

Istria (Croatian and Slovene: Istra; Italian and Venetian: Istria) is the largest peninsula to border the Adriatic Sea.

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Long Range Desert Group

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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No. 62 Commando

No.

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Otto Wagener

Otto Wilhelm Heinrich Wagener (29 April 1888 – 9 August 1971) was a German major general and, for a period, Adolf Hitler's economic advisor and confidant.

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Peloponnese

The Peloponnese, Peloponnesus (Pelopónnēsos) or Morea (Mōrèas; Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans.

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A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula).

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Raid on Santorini

The Raid on Santorini took place on 24 April 1944 as part of the Mediterranean Campaign in World War II. Raid on Symi and Raid on Santorini are 1944 in Greece, Amphibious operations involving the United Kingdom, Amphibious operations of World War II, Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece, Battles and operations of World War II involving Italy, conflicts in 1944 and World War II British Commando raids.

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Sacred Band (World War II)

The Sacred Band or Sacred Squadron (Ιερός Λόχος) was a Greek special forces unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East, composed mostly of Greek officers and officer cadets under the command of Col.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

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St. Petersburg, Florida

St.

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Symi

Symi, also transliterated as Syme or Simi (Σύμη), is a Greek island and municipality.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Raid on Symi and World War II are conflicts in 1944.

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See also

1944 in Greece

Allied naval victories in the battle of the Mediterranean

Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany

Battles and operations of World War II involving Greece

Battles and operations of World War II involving Italy

History of the Dodecanese

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Symi