Operation Dunhill
Template:Short description During World War II, Operation Dunhill was a Special Air Service operation which began on 3 August 1944. Five teams totalling 59 men, led by Captain Greville Bell,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> were to liaise with the French Resistance and disrupt German activity in Rennes and Laval in advance of Operation Cobra, the American breakout from Normandy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the event, four of the teams were relieved by the advancing Americans within twenty-four hours.
The fifth team reported on German movements and secured about 200 Allied airmen before they met with the ground forces on 24 August.
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