Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage)
E41943
Operation Biting, also known as the Bruneval Raid, was a 1942 British airborne and seaborne commando operation into German-occupied France to capture key radar technology and personnel for Allied intelligence.
Aliases (2)
- Operation Biting ×49
- Bruneval Raid ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
→
airborne operation → commando raid → military operation → seaborne operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage)
→
surface form: "Bruneval Raid"
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
→
United Kingdom → |
| captured |
German radar technician prisoners
→
key components of a Würzburg radar set → |
| casualties | light Allied casualties → |
| commander |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
→
Major John Frost → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| countryTargeted | France → |
| date | 27 February 1942 → |
| enemyTechnologyTargeted | Würzburg radar → |
| forceType |
Royal Navy landing parties
→
airborne troops → commandos → |
| intelligenceBenefit |
contributed to development of Allied countermeasures to German radar
→
improved Allied understanding of German radar capabilities → |
| location |
Bruneval, Seine-Maritime, France
→
German-occupied France → |
| method | airborne assault followed by seaborne evacuation → |
| objective |
capture German Würzburg radar technology
→
capture German radar personnel → gather intelligence on German radar systems → |
| occupyingPowerAtLocation | Germany → |
| outcome |
evacuation of prisoners and equipment to Britain
→
successful capture of radar components → |
| participatingUnit |
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
→
No. 12 Commando → Royal Air Force transport aircraft → Royal Navy destroyers → |
| partOf |
World War II
→
surface form: "Second World War"
|
| plannedBy |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
→
surface form: "Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten"
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters →
surface form: "British Combined Operations Headquarters"
|
| precededBy | earlier British interest in German radar sites along the French coast → |
| relatedTo |
Allied electronic warfare development
→
Battle of the Atlantic → British radar and counter-radar research → |
| result | Allied victory → |
| significance |
boosted British public morale in 1942
→
demonstrated effectiveness of combined airborne and seaborne operations → first major British airborne raid on continental Europe → |
| theatre |
Western Front
→
surface form: "Western Front (World War II)"
|
| year | 1942 → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage)
→
alsoKnownAs
→
Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage)
→
subject surface form: "Operation Biting"
this entity surface form: "Bruneval Raid"
British 1st Airborne Division
→
notableOperation
→
Operation Biting (Bruneval Raid support lineage)
→