"Some of History’s Oldest Soldiers" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Jun 2014 9:46 p.m. PST |
"In March 1943, a small team of British commandos boarded and destroyed the Nazi spy ship Ehrenfels while it was moored in Mormugao Harbor on the Portuguese island of Goa. The German vessel might have looked like any other harmless cargo carrier, but the Ehrenfels and two others ships in the harbor, the Drachenfels and the Braunfels, were secretly transmitting information about Allied shipping in local waters to U-boats prowling the area. The mission to destroy the Ehrenfels was a ticklish operation, particularly any Allied action would be a clear violation of the sovereignty of neutral Portugal. Thats why the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in India turned to a crack outfit to tackle the job — one with experience… a lot of experience it turned out. The mission was carried out by the Calcutta Light Horse, a local reserve regiment mostly made up of retired veterans of the Boer War…"
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| dBerczerk | 20 Jun 2014 2:36 a.m. PST |
I seem to recall seeing a movie some time back based on this story. |
| argsilverson | 20 Jun 2014 2:55 a.m. PST |
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| bc1745 | 20 Jun 2014 9:59 a.m. PST |
The book about the raid was called.. The Lighthorsemen and IIRC had a foreword by Lord Louis Mountbatten I was lucky to pick up a copy for 10p at a car boot a couple of years ago |
| Weddier | 20 Jun 2014 7:52 p.m. PST |
The movie has a stellar ensemble cast of older actors, and it moves right along. I recommend it. |
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