Operation carried out by British Commandos on Guernsey on 14–15 July 1940. It began on 14 July 1940 and lasted until 15 July 1940. The setting was Guernsey. It was part of the World War II. Those involved included No. 3 Commando, John Durnford-Slater, Ronnie Tod and Nazi Germany. About 1 people died.
Before and after
- 6 July 1940Birth of Nursultan Nazarbayev
- 7 July 1940Birth of Ringo Starr
- from 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940Battle of Britain
- from 10 July 1940 to 29 August 1944Vichy France
- from 14 July 1940 to 15 July 1940Operation Ambassador
- 19 July 1940Battle of Cape Spada
- from 21 July 1940 to 20 August 1991Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
- 21 August 1940Death of Leon Trotsky
- 30 August 1940Death of Joseph John Thomson
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