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Operation Frankton - 3ème CDSG - CLG S Vauban, Blaye (033)
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3ème CDSG - Sequence 2bis
M. Charpentier
Operation Frankton
5. The Cockleshell Heroes
4. Impact
3. Operation Frankton
7. The ceremony
2. Occupied Bordeaux
6. Nowadays challenge
1. Context
index
picture taken from : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat
Problem 2 : Fire power of Germans' U-boats (submarines)
Problem 1 : German sea blockade of France and England
Harbour / Port : easy to get raw material
Bordeaux is an important strategic place
England and France are losing
Year : 1942, during WW2
The Context
picture from http://toutartfaire.com/?tag=occupation
Occupied Bordeaux
In 1942, Bordeaux was occupied and it was considered one of the most important harbour (port) in France at that time. Many merchant boats came from Japan to bring raw material like rubber to the Germans
- Handicap : only possible to travel by night and along with a favourable tide
- Approach : 5 Canoes with 10 Marines set off U-boat ''HMS Tuna'' around Montalivet -Soulac (33)
- Permission for the raid was granted on 13 October 1942 by Admiral Louis Mountbatten Chief of Combined operations
- How ? in Mark II, two-man folding kayaks, which were given the codename of ''Cockle''
Operation Frankton
- Goal : take several men to the port of Bordeaux and destroy German and Axis boats
December, 12th 1942
December, 11th 1942
December, 9th 1942
9 pm, "crayfish" places mines on 2 German boats at Bassens while "catfish" places mines on 3 boats at rive gauche
Arriving on the Gironde estuary, canoe ''conger'' sinks ; ''cuttlefish'' goes missing ; ''coalfish'' is captured around la pointe de Grave
The boats are destroyed. The 4 remaining marines have to walk 160km to a rendez-vous at Ruffec in occupied France.
''catfish'' and ''crayfish" approach but have to hide in the tall grass because of unfavourable tide
The (hi)story
5 Canoes with 10 Marines set off U-boat HMS tuna around Montalivet -Soulac (33)
December, 8th 1942
December, 7th 1942
picture from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Frankton
IMPACT
Enormous impact on psychological side of war Meant that allied forces could hit the German forces on their ground
Drowned, disappeared or were captured, tortured and shot
Eric Fischer Marine CONGER
George Sheard Corporal CONGER
James Conway Marine CUTTLEFISH
John MacKinnon Lieutenant CUTTLEFISH
W.N. Mills Marine CRAYFISH
Albert F. Laver Corporal CRAYFISH
Robert Ewart Marine COALFISH
Samuel Wallace Sergeant COALFISH
William E. Sparks Marine CATFISH
H.G. Hasler Major CATFISH
Survived
2 marines
8 marines
The Cockleshell Heroes
picture from https://bordeauxexpats.com/2017/05/cockleshell-heroes-revisited.htmln
REST IN PEACE
NOWADAYS CHALLENGE -> 0'43 / 3'16
Rendez-vous : 8.00am at collège
Duration : 9.45am - 10.30am
Place : Quai des Chartrons, Hangar 14, Bordeaux
Date : Friday, 6th December 2024
The Ceremony
- 3 readers for the names of the deceased marines
- 5 readers for the tribute text
- 2 volunteers to be wreath holder (hold a spray of flower)
Your mission :
The Ceremony